Title :
Nickel-hydrogen battery testing for Hubble Space Telescope
Author :
Baggett, Randy M. ; Whitt, Thomas H.
Author_Institution :
NASA Marshall Space Flight Center, Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
The authors identify objectives and provide data from several nickel-hydrogen battery tests designed to evaluate the possibility of launching Ni-H2 batteries on the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Test results from a 14 cell battery, a 12 cell battery, and a 4 cell pack are presented. Results of a thermal vacuum test to verify the battery-module/bay heat rejection capacity are reported. A 6-battery system simulation breadboard is described, and test results are presented
Keywords :
astronomical telescopes; hydrogen; nickel; secondary cells; space vehicle power plants; Hubble Space Telescope; Ni-H2 batteries; heat rejection capacity; simulation breadboard; thermal vacuum test; Assembly; Batteries; Electrodes; Electronic equipment testing; Hydrogen; Life testing; Manufacturing; Nickel; Particle separators; Telescopes;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74653
