CELL EQUALIZATION TECHNIQUES.

Abstract

Experimentation sought to establish the stabistor as a practical device for secondary battery charge control permitting rapid recharge at relatively high rates with full protection given to the cells under conditions of simulated space environment. The cell-stabistor charge control system was demonstrated as a workable design when operated under conditions simulating conditions of satellite application. The problem remaining is that the stabistor conducts current a few minutes too soon during the charge cycle, shunting current around the cell slightly before the cell has been fully recharged. The problem is mainly centered on the thermal capacity of the heat sink. New heat sinks are being developed to correct this condition. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0474282

Entities

People

  • Richard E. Amsterdam

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerospace Environments
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Biological Phenomena
  • Control Systems
  • Ecological And Environmental Phenomena
  • Environment
  • Equalization
  • Heat Capacity
  • Heat Sinks
  • Space Environments
  • Storage Batteries

Readers

  • Battery Technology and Engineering
  • Combustion and Flow Dynamics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers