Title :
Behavior of a cycled Ni-Cd battery during pulse discharge
Author :
Rao, G. ; Vaidyanathan, H. ; Nakhleh, W.
Author_Institution :
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD, USA
Abstract :
The pulse discharge behavior of a 9-Ah, 12-V nickel-cadmium (Ni-Cd) battery fabricated for the FAST program was studied. The response of the battery voltage to a pulse with a current of 60 A and duration of 10 to 200 ms was measured, along with the capacity remaining at the end of pulse discharge. The maximum drop in voltage at the beginning of the pulse was 505 to 1,049 mV, and battery capacity remained stable
Keywords :
aerospace testing; cadmium; nickel; secondary cells; space vehicle power plants; 10 to 200 ms; 12 V; 505 to 1049 mV; 60 A; FAST program; Ni-Cd; Ni-Cd secondary batteries; battery capacity; battery voltage response; cycling tests; pulse discharge behavior; space power; voltage drop; Battery charge measurement; Electrodes; Electronic equipment testing; History; Laboratories; Low earth orbit satellites; Pulse measurements; Space vector pulse width modulation; US Department of Defense; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Battery Conference on Applications and Advances, 1997., Twelfth Annual
Conference_Location :
Long Beach, CA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3631-3
DOI :
10.1109/BCAA.1997.574086
