• DocumentCode
    1262568
  • Title

    Satellite battery technology — A tutorial and overview

  • Author

    Hill, Carole A.

  • Author_Institution
    Aerosp. Corp., Albuquerque, NM, USA
  • Volume
    26
  • Issue
    6
  • fYear
    2011
  • fDate
    6/1/2011 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    38
  • Lastpage
    43
  • Abstract
    Herein we discuss the battery technologies currently qualified for space. It includes the advantages and disadvantages for each technology and provides some parameters that allow selection of the appropriate system for a given application. In addition, some of the newer technologies being developed for energy storage applications for the future are described.
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; battery powered vehicles; secondary cells; space power generation; electrical power system; energy storage; satellite battery technology; secondary batteries; spacecraft; Batteries; Satellites; Space power stations; Space vehicles; Tutorials;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, IEEE
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0885-8985
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/MAES.2011.5936184
  • Filename
    5936184