Title :
Lithium-ion cells for aerospace applications
Author :
Hossain, Sohrab ; Tipton, Andrew ; Mayer, Steven ; Anderman, Menahem ; Surumpudi, Subbarao
Author_Institution :
PolyStor Corp., Dublin, CA, USA
fDate :
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Abstract :
PolyStor Corporation has developed and recently commercialized ICR-18650 Li-ion secondary cells which deliver 1250 mAh capacity at 1C rate and 500 cycles (20% capacity fade) at 100% depth of discharge. The cells provide a specific energy of 110 Wh/kg and an energy density of 280 Wh/l. PolyStor is working to improve further its ICR-18650 cells. Some of the performance characteristics of the improved cells are presented in this paper. The feasibility of using PolyStor´s Li-ion battery technology for small satellite low-Earth orbit (LEO) applications is also addressed
Keywords :
electrochemistry; lithium; secondary cells; space vehicle power plants; ICR-18650; Li; Li-ion secondary batteries; PolyStor; aerospace applications; depth of discharge; energy density; low-Earth orbit satellites; performance characteristics; specific energy; Aerospace industry; Batteries; Consumer electronics; Laboratories; Lithium; Low earth orbit satellites; Propulsion; Temperature; Thermal management; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4515-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1997.659154
