Publication Date:
2006-02-14
Description:
The unique power requirement of NASA's Galileo Jupiter Probe are most readily met by a Li/SO2 battery; however, because this battery system is not space flight proven, extensive effort was required to qualify this device from the stand point of performance and safety. Due to the rather checkered safety record of the Li/SO2 system, safety has been foremost among the design considerations and has been addressed at the cell, battery and system level. The mission requirements which led to the choice of the Li/SO2 battery and the safety engineering which went into the battery and power system design are described.
Keywords:
ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Type:
NASA. Goddard Space Flight Center The 1982 Goddard Space Flight Center Battery Workshop; p 15-22
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