Title :
Crew emergency return vehicle: electrical power system design study
Author :
Darcy, E.C. ; Barrera, T.P.
Author_Institution :
NASA-Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX, USA
Abstract :
A crew emergency return vehicle (CERV) is proposed to perform the lifeboat function for the manned space station Freedom. This escape module will be permanently docked to Freedom and, on demand, will be capable of safely returning the crew to Earth. The unique requirements that the CERV imposes on its power source are presented, power source options are examined, and a baseline system is selected. It consists of an active Li-BCX DD-cell modular battery system and was chosen for the maturity of its man-rated design and its low development costs
Keywords :
lithium; primary cells; space vehicle power plants; sulphur compounds; CERV; Li-SOCl2 primary cells; active Li-BCX DD-cell modular battery system; crew emergency return vehicle; electrical power system; lifeboat function; manned space station Freedom; Aerospace electronics; Communication system control; Control systems; Earth; Electric vehicles; Power system reliability; Power systems; Propulsion; Space shuttles; Space stations;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74847
