Title :
Satellite battery technology-a tutorial and overview
Author_Institution :
Aerosp. Corp., Albuquerque, NM, USA
Abstract :
This paper will discuss the battery technologies currently qualified for space. It will include the advantages and disadvantages for each technology and provide 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 year 2000 and beyond are described
Keywords :
artificial satellites; secondary cells; space vehicle power plants; electrical power systems; energy storage applications; satellite battery technology; secondary batteries; system selection; Appropriate technology; Batteries; Energy storage; Low earth orbit satellites; Paper technology; Power system reliability; Space technology; Space vehicles; Tutorial; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1998 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4311-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1998.686814
