The need for battery systems capable of supporting military space missions with 10-100 kW power requirements, coupled with the intense development activity in the area of advanced batteries for energy conservation related to terrestrial applications, has prompted the U.S.A.F. to sponsor an evaluation of high-energy density (HED) rechargeable batteries for satellite applications. The objectives of this program are straightforward and consist of: determining the suitability of advanced batteries for satellite applications, recommending optimum cell types and preparing preliminary specifications to guide cell developers, and conducting design and system optimization studies for conceptual battery designs and specifications. The methodology employed to achieve these objectives involved a one year technology assessment effort followed by a one year design effort. The second phase of this program focused upon the preliminary design and integration of a power subsystem utilizing a sodium-sulfur battery for both a conceptual 50 kW mid-altitude orbit satellite and a conceptual 10 kW geosynchronous orbit satellite. The present discussion will concentrate upon the results of the design phase of the project.
Conceptual design of a large sodium-sulfur satellite battery
Konzeptionelle Auslegung einer grossen Natrium-Schwefel-Batterie fuer den Einsatz in Satelliten
1982
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