International Space Station Lithium-Ion Main Battery Thermal Runaway Propagation TestIn 2010, the ISS Program began the development of Lithium-Ion (Li-Ion) batteries to replace the aging Ni-H2 batteries on the primary Electric Power System (EPS). After the Boeing 787 Li-Ion battery fires, the NASA Engineering and Safety Center (NESC) Power Technical Discipline Team was tasked by ISS to investigate the possibility of Thermal Runaway Propagation (TRP) in all Li-Ion batteries used on the ISS. As part of that investigation, NESC funded a TRP test of an ISS EPS non-flight Li-Ion battery. The test was performed at NASA White Sands Test Facility in October 2016. This paper will discuss the work leading up to the test, the design of the test article, and the test results.
Document ID
20180000927
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Dalton, Penni J. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
North, Tim (Boeing Co. Houston, TX, United States)
Date Acquired
February 5, 2018
Publication Date
November 14, 2017
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical EngineeringSpacecraft Propulsion And Power