Short circuit testing of a nickel-hydrogen cell for compliance with range safety requirements

Conference · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1997

OSTI ID:549329

Tracinski, W A ^[1]; Applewhite, A Z ^[2]

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1. Applied Power International, Glendale, CA (United States)
2. Space Systems/Loral, Palo Alto, CA (United States)

Short circuit testing was performed on a single stack, Independent Pressure Vessel (IPV) aerospace Nickel-Hydrogen cell with axial terminals for compliance with range safety requirements. The cell contained two brazed ceramic seals, was 3 1/2 inches in diameter, and had a nameplate rating of 85.5 Ah. The majority of the energy was released in the first ten minutes with peak terminal temperature reaching 192 degrees Celsius. No breaching of the cell was evident and the cell returned to normal open circuit voltage within fifteen minutes of the load being removed.

• OSTI ID: 549329
• Report Number(s): CONF-970168-; ISBN 0-7803-3631-3; TRN: IM9751%%12
• Resource Relation: Conference: 12. Annual battery conference on applications and advances, Long Beach, CA (United States), 14-17 Jan 1997; Other Information: PBD: 1997; Related Information: Is Part Of The twelfth annual battery conference on applications and advances: Proceedings; Frank, H.A.; Seo, E.T. [comps.]; PB: 364 p.
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

25 ENERGY STORAGE
ELECTRICAL FAULTS
NICKEL-HYDROGEN BATTERIES
TESTING
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
CERAMICS
SEALS
SAFETY ENGINEERING
SAFETY STANDARDS