PowerCore combining structure and batteries for increased energy toweight ratio |
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| Authors: | Lyman P.C. Feaver T.L. |
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| Affiliation: | Boundless Corp., Boulder, CO; |
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| Abstract: | Much of the mass of a battery is comprised of nonreactive materials. In an NiH2 battery, this includes the pressure vessel and 50% of the positive electrode. PowerCore reconfigures the battery materials to serve as a structural sandwich panel. The effective specific energy of the new device can exceed 100 Wh/kg. PowerCore is intended to handle power demands of low Earth orbiting communications satellites such as IRIDIUM. This paper describes the concept and development progress |
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