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Chapter 8: Life-Cycle Testing and Analysis

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Prior to a spacecraft launch, program mission assurance standards dictate that the flight battery power system should comply with mission requirements under the intended operating conditions. Ground life cycle testing (LCT) combined with an analysis on the electrical power system (EPS) battery is an empirical method used to demonstrate compliance to satellite service life requirements. The LCT compliance method adopted by the aerospace industry is based on demonstrating a space battery's life expectancy as a part of battery qualification. Real-time cell and lithium-ion battery (LIB) LCT data are commonly used for model inputs to EPS power and energy balance analyses, in LIB reliability analysis estimates, and to support on-orbit spacecraft mission life extension opportunities. This chapter describes the LCT planning steps, process approach, and analysis techniques commonly used to qualify space LIB power systems.

Research Organization:
National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL)
DOE Contract Number:
AC36-08GO28308
OSTI ID:
1959961
Report Number(s):
NREL/CH-5700-80926; MainId:78704; UUID:9ea3d57f-9ce0-4499-83f1-53e3b1101da3; MainAdminID:68917
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

References (2)

Parameter Estimation and Life Modeling of Lithium-Ion Cells journal January 2008
Capacity Fade Mechanisms and Side Reactions in Lithium-Ion Batteries journal January 1998