Evaluation of Commercial-off-the-Shelf Lithium Batteries for Use in Ballistic Telemetry Systems

Abstract

As technological advances continue to be made in the commercial sectors of portable and wireless communication products, additional advancements in battery technology have also been made. These advancements have allowed for the rapid growth of a large variety of commercially available batteries which have the capability to meet or even exceed the current power and size requirements for numerous ballistic telemetry systems. The replacement of a custom built battery with a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) battery would provide immediate advantages such as lower cost, shorter lead times, and higher availability. The overall objective of this report is to provide ballistic telemetry systems engineers and designers with a description of several low-cost, readily available COTS alternatives to traditional custom-made power sources.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2009
Accession Number
ADA500567

Entities

People

  • Edward F. Bukowski

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Availability
  • Drop Tests
  • Flight Simulators
  • Horizontal Orientation
  • Impact Shock
  • Impact Tests
  • Lead Time
  • Lithium Batteries
  • Low Temperature
  • Measurement
  • Military Research
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Shock Tests
  • Standards
  • Telemetry
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Vertical Orientation

Readers

  • Critical Infrastructure Protection in CBRN and WMD Threats.
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design