An accelerated test design for use with synchronous orbitThe Naval Weapons Support Center at Crane, Indiana has conducted a large scale accelerated test of 6.0 Ah Ni-Cd cells. Data from the Crane test have been used to develop an equation for the description of Ni-Cd cell behavior in geosynchronous orbit. This equation relates the anticipated time to failure for a cell in synchronous orbit to temperature and overcharge rate sustained by the cell during the light period. A test design is suggested which uses this equation for setting test parameters for future accelerated testing.
Document ID
19800064231
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Mcdermott, P. P. (Coppin State Coll. Baltimore, MD, United States)
Vasanth, K. L. (Coppin State College Baltimore, Md., United States)