NASA NTRS · 20010083624
Li-ion EMU Battery Testing
Abstract
A 45Ah Lithium ion (Li-Ion) battery comprised of 5 Yardney prismatic cells was evaluated to replace the silver-zinc cells in the Extra-vehicular Mobility Unit (EMU). Tests determined that the five cell battery can meet the mission objective of 500 duty cycles and maintain a minimum voltage of 16.0 V without an individual cell voltage dropping below 3.0V. Forty real time cycles were conducted to develop BOL trend data. Decision to switch to accelerated cycling for the remaining 460 cycles was made since Real Time cycling requires 1 day/cycle. Conclusions indicate that battery replacement would indeed be prudent.
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Rehm, Raymond, Bragg, Bobby, Strangways, Brad. 2001-03-01. Li-ion EMU Battery Testing. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/20010083624
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