The NASA Space Power Research and Technology Program has the objective to provide the technological basis for satisfying the nation's future needs regarding electrical power in space. The development of power sources of low mass and increased environmental resistance is considered. Attention is given to advances in the area of photovoltaic energy conversion, improved Ni-Cd battery components, a nickel-hydrogen battery, remotely activated silver-zinc and lithium-water batteries, the technology of an advanced water electrolysis/regenerative fuel cell system, aspects of thermal-to-electric conversion, environmental interactions, multi-kW low cost systems, and high-performance systems.
Status of the NASA Space Power Program
Conference on the Future of Aerospace Power Systems ; 1977 ; St. Louis, MO
1977-03-01
Conference paper
No indication
English
Status of the NASA Space Power Program
AIAA | 1977
|NTRS | 1975
|AIAA | 2009
|NTRS | 1975
|NTIS | 1975
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