Lithium-ion rechargeable batteries on Mars Rovers

Collection of Technical Papers - 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1763-1770

  Ratnakumar, B V ^a   Smart, M C ^a   Ewell, R C ^a   Whitcanack, L D ^a   Chin, K B ^a   Surampudi, S ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC DISCHARGES; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC LOADS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY STORAGE; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SECONDARY BATTERIES; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

LITHIUM-ION RECHARGABLE BATTERIES; MARS ROVERS; NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION (NASA); PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT;

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 20444421820     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2004-5739     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (6)

1. Ratnakumar, B. V., Smart, M. C., Kindler, A. Frank, H., Ewell, R., and Surampudi, S., "Lithium Batteries for Aerospace Applications: 2003 Mars Exploration Rover", J. Power Source, 119-121, 2003, pp. 906-910.
2. Smart, M. C., Ratnakumar, B. V., Whitcanack, L.D., Surampudi, S., Byer, J., and Marsh, R., "Performance Characteristics of Lithium-ion Cells for NASA's Mars 2001 Lander Applications", IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, 14:11, 1999, pp. 36-42.
3. Smart, M. C., Ratnakumar, B. V., Whitcanack, L.D., Chin, K. B., Surampudi, S., Gitzendanner, R., Puglia, F., and J. Byers, "Performance Testing of Lithion 8-Cell, 25 Ahr Lithium-ion Batteries for Future Aerospace Applications", 1st International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), Portsmouth, Virginia, 17-21 Aug. 2003.
4. Smart, M. C., Ratnakumar, B. V., Whitcanack, L.D., Chin, K. B., Surampudi, S., Gitzendanner, R., Puglia, F., and J. Byers, "Lithium-ion Batteries for Aerospace", IEEE Aerospace and Electronic Systems Magazine, 19:1, 2004, pp. 18-25.
5. Smart, M. C., Ratnakumar, and Surampudi, S., "Electrolytes for Low Temperature Lithium-ion Batteries Based on Mixtures of Aliphatic Carbonates", J. Electrochem. Soc., 146 (2), 1999, pp. 486-492.
6. Smart, M. C., Ratnakumar, Whitcanack, L. D., Byer, J., Surampudi, S., and Marsh, R., ,"Performance Characteristics of Lithium-Ion Cells for NASA's Mars 2001 Lander Applications", Proceedings of the Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference (IECEC), Vancouver, British Columbia, Aug., 1999.