Abstract:
Much of the mass of a battery is comprised of nonreactive materials. In an NiH/sub 2/ battery, this includes the pressure vessel and 50% of the positive electrode. PowerC...Show MoreMetadata
Abstract:
Much of the mass of a battery is comprised of nonreactive materials. In an NiH/sub 2/ battery, this includes the pressure vessel and 50% of the positive electrode. PowerCore reconfigures the battery materials to serve as a structural sandwich panel. The effective specific energy of the new device can exceed 100 Wh/kg. PowerCore is intended to handle power demands of low Earth orbiting communications satellites such as IRIDIUM. This paper describes the concept and development progress.
Published in: IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine ( Volume: 13, Issue: 9, September 1998)
DOI: 10.1109/62.715539
