New lithium oxyhalide reserve battery technology

Author

McKay, Shun ; Peabody, Mark ; Brazzell, JAames

Author_Institution

Eagle-Picher Ind. Inc., Joplin, MO, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

11-14 Jan. 2000

Firstpage

283

Lastpage

286

Abstract

A high power, light weight lithium oxyhalide reserve battery has been developed for the Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) missile program under sponsorship of the Atmospheric Interceptor Technology (AIT) program. This battery has two electrically isolated sections composed of 8 and 9 cells combined in series to provide required power when operating between 24.0 volts and 34.5 volts. One section provides 400 watts average power, while the other section provides a highly varied load that averages 200 watts. The battery has proven itself capable of sustaining this level of loading in excess of 360 seconds in environmental conditions ranging from -20/spl deg/C to 55/spl deg/C. This battery completed qualification to the requirements of the THAAD KV Battery Specification on August 25, 1999.

Keywords

lithium; military equipment; missiles; power supplies to apparatus; primary cells; -20 to 55 C; 200 W; 24 V; 34.5 V; 360 s; 400 W; Atmospheric Interceptor Technology program; Li oxyhalide reserve battery technology; Theater High Altitude Area Defense missile program; electrical isolation; loading level; power supplies; Aerospace electronics; Anodes; Batteries; Lithium; Missiles; Reservoirs; Silver; Temperature; Voltage; Zinc;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 2000. The Fifteenth Annual

Conference_Location

Long Beach, CA, USA

ISSN

1089-8182

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5924-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/BCAA.2000.838417

Filename

838417