International Space Station nickel-hydrogen battery cell testing at NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane

Author

Moore, Bruce A. ; Brown, Harry M. ; Miller, Thomas B.

Author_Institution

Crane Div, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane, IN, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

27 Jul-1 Aug 1997

Firstpage

174

Abstract

Testing for the International Space Station nickel-hydrogen battery cell test program began in 1990 at Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center (NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane). The purpose of the testing is to develop a statistically significant nickel-hydrogen database. The program has included acceptance testing, characterization testing, random vibration, life cycle testing and failure analysis of nickel-hydrogen battery cells. The program is directed by the Electrochemistry Branch at NASA Lewis Research Center. Over 400 nickel-hydrogen individual pressure vessel cells and one 22 cell single pressure vessel battery have been received for testing representing varying designs from four separate manufacturers; Yardney Technical Products (Yardney), Eagle-Picher Industries (EPI), Gates Energy Produces (Gates) and SAFT. This report is meant to provide an update of the results of the testing and the current status since the beginning of the program

Keywords

aerospace testing; electrochemistry; failure analysis; hydrogen; nickel; secondary cells; space vehicle power plants; International Space Station; NAVSURFWARCENDIV Crane; Ni-H₂; Ni-H₂ secondary batteries; USA; acceptance testing; battery testing; characterization testing; failure analysis; individual pressure vessel; life cycle testing; random vibration; single pressure vessel; space power; Aerospace testing; Batteries; Cranes; Databases; International Space Station; Life testing; Manufacturing processes; NASA; Space stations; System testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4515-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1997.659179

Filename

659179