Thermal batteries for aircraft emergency power
Thermal batteries are being proposed for the Emergency Power System for aircraft. Thermal batteries are a reserve type battery which is essentially inert until activated. Thermal batteries can generate full power in several seconds and nominally produce 20 WHr/Ib and operate over a temperature range of -65 deg to 165 deg. Thermal batteries have a proven field storage life exceeding 25 years. They contain no liquids, can be maintained at any attitude, operate at any altitude, and do not leak any toxic or noxious materials. Expended thermal batteries contain no lead or cadmium and do not represent a significant disposal or environmental problem. Thermal batteries have a thirty year history of excellent performance providing on-board power for missiles and other weapons and have a proven safety record with no field injuries ever. Thermal batteries have a relatively low cost of initial ownership and require no maintenance.
- OSTI ID:
- 6307132
- Report Number(s):
- AIAA-Paper-93-1189; CONF-9302142-
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: Aerospace Industrial Association of America (AIAA), American Helicopter Society (AHS), and American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) aerospace design conference, Irvine, CA (United States), 16-19 Feb 1993
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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