The results of the safety fault tree analysis on the eight module, 576 F cell Li/SOCl2 battery on the spacecraft and in the integration and test environment prior to launch on the ground are presented. The analysis showed that with the right combination of blocking diodes, electrical fuses, thermal fuses, thermal switches, cell balance, cell vents, and battery module vents the probability of a single cell or a 72 cell module exploding can be reduced to .000001, essentially the probability due to explosion for unexplained reasons.
Fault tree safety analysis of a large Li/SOCl(sub)2 spacecraft battery
1987-09-01
Conference paper
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English
Fault tree safety analysis of a large Li/SOCl2 spacecraft battery
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