Forty-two 50 Ah aerospace nickel-cadmium cells were delivered to Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) by General Electric (GE) in February, 1985, for the purpose of the evaluating and qualifying a new nylon separator material, Pellon 2536, and the new GE positive-plate nickel-attack-control passivation process. Testing began in May, 1985 at the US Naval Weapons Support Center (NWSC) in Crane, Indiana with standard initial evaluation tests. Life cycling in both simulated low Earth orbit (LEO) and geosynchronous orbit (GEO) began in July 1985. Early test results show that cells with positive plate passivation exhibit higher than normal charge voltage characteristics. Other aspects of performance have been nominal.
Qualification testing of General Electric 50 Ah nickel-cadmium cells with new separator and new positive-plate processing
Qualitaetspruefung von 50-Ah-Nickel-Cadmium-Batterien der General Electric mit neuem Separator und neuer Oberflaechenbehandlung
Journal of Power Sources ; 18 , 2-3 ; 135-145
1986
11 Seiten
Article (Journal)
English
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