A 37. 5-kW point design comparison of the nickel-cadmium battery, bipolar nickel-hydrogen battery, and regenerative hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell energy storage subsystems for low earth orbit

Conference · Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 EDT 1984 · Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5854599

Manzo, M A; Hoberecht, M A

Nickel-cadmium batteries, bipolar nickel-hydrogen batteries, and regenerative fuel cell storage subsystems were evaluated for use as the storage subsystem in a 37.5 kW power system for space station. Design requirements were set in order to establish a common baseline for comparison purposes. The storage subsystems were compared on the basis of effective energy density, round trip electrical efficiency, total subsystem weight and volume, and life.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
• OSTI ID: 5854599
• Report Number(s): CONF-840804-; TRN: 85-007628
• Journal Information: Proc., Intersoc. Energy Convers. Eng. Conf.; (United States), Vol. 1; Conference: Intersociety energy conversion engineering conference, San Francisco, CA, USA, 19 Aug 1984
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
30 DIRECT ENERGY CONVERSION
NICKEL-CADMIUM BATTERIES
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
PERFORMANCE
NICKEL-HYDROGEN BATTERIES
REGENERATIVE FUEL CELLS
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
EFFICIENCY
ENERGY DENSITY
POWER RANGE 10-100 KW
SATELLITES
SERVICE LIFE
VOLUME
WEIGHT
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC BATTERIES
ELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
FUEL CELLS
METAL-GAS BATTERIES
METAL-METAL OXIDE BATTERIES
POWER SUPPLIES
250902* - Energy Storage- Batteries- Performance & Testing
300502 - Fuel Cells- Performance & Testing