An update of the ground testing of the Li-ion batteries in support of JPL's 2003 Mars exploration Rover mission

Collection of Technical Papers - 4th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Volumn 1, Issue , 2006, Pages 358-365

  Smart, M C ^a   Ratnakumar, B V ^a   Ewell, R C ^a   Whitcanack, L D ^a   Surampudi, S ^a   Puglia, F ^b   Gitzendanner, R ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b Lithion/Yardney Technical Products Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAPACITANCE; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; IONS; LAUNCHING; MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; SOLS; SPACE RESEARCH;

MISSION SIMULATION CONDITIONS; PHASE CONDITIONS; PULSE LOAD PROFILES; ROVER BATTERY ASSEMBLY UNIT (RBAU);

LITHIUM BATTERIES;

EID: 33751413537     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2514/6.2006-4040     Document Type: Conference Paper

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6. 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.
7. 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.
8. 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.
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