• DocumentCode
    952456
  • Title

    Power Sources Designed For Space

  • Author

    Shorr, W. ; Linden, D. ; Daniel, A.F.

  • Author_Institution
    U. S. Army Signal Res. and Dev. Lab., Fort Monmouth, N. J.
  • Issue
    42403
  • fYear
    1960
  • Firstpage
    313
  • Lastpage
    316
  • Abstract
    New, improved and more reliable power sources will have to be developed if anticipated, space-oriented, requirements for higher power and longer life are to be satisfied. Conversion systems employing chemical, solar and nuclear energies are described and their prospects for further improvement discussed.
  • Keywords
    Batteries; Chemicals; Costs; Energy conversion; Energy storage; Fuel cells; Galvanizing; Nuclear electronics; Power system reliability; Solid state circuits;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Military Electronics, IRE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0096-2511
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/IRET-MIL.1960.5008240
  • Filename
    5008240