This paper presents an overview of the thermal battery specifications and its possible use for space applications. Flight-proven applications or accessible with the current technology are presented. Historically limited to single use and short durations, recent developments show encouraging results for extending this technology: Capacities for postponing launches or for exploration missions of several days in hot environments are also reported.


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    Title :

    Thermal Batteries as Power Sources for Space Applications


    Contributors:
    Faget, Luc (author)


    Publication date :

    2023-10-02


    Size :

    554855 byte




    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English





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