Advancing Lithium-Ion Technology for Aerospace Applications

Document Number: 1999-01-2637

Date Published: August 1999

Author(s):
Frank Puglia - Lithion, Inc.
G. M. Ehrlich - Lithion, Inc.
R. Gitzendanner - Lithion, Inc.
C. Marsh - Lithion, Inc.

Abstract:
Lithion, a division of Yardney Technical Products, under a PRDA contract, has developed a true prismatic lithium-ion battery to meet the stated performance criteria for the MARS 2001 Lander. The Lander battery requires compatibility with environments from - 30\mDC to 50\mDC, a capacity at -20\mDC of 25 Ah at a C/2 rate, and a cycle life of greater than 200 cycles. To meet these requirements Lithion performed extensive research to optimize performance at low temperature. Specifically, the relationship between cell capacity at various temperatures and anode material particle size was characterized. In addition, the relationship between weight loading and cell capacity at various temperatures was characterized. Furthermore, as the low temperature performance of a battery is often greater than that of an individual cell experiments were run to characterize heat generation and heat flow in the lithium-ion system. The results of this multi-pronged approach to optimize the lithium-ion performance are reviewed in this paper.

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See other papers presented at 34th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, August 1999, Vancouver, BC, CANAD, Session: Aerospace Batteries IV

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