Deep reconditioning testing for near Earth orbits
Abstract
The problems and benefits of deep reconditioning to near Earth orbit missions with high cycle life and shallow discharge depth requirements is discussed. A simple battery level approach to deep reconditioning of nickel cadmium batteries in near Earth orbit is considered. A test plan was developed to perform deep reconditioning in direct comparison with an alternative trickle charge approach. The results demonstrate that the deep reconditioning procedure described for near Earth orbit application is inferior to the alternative of trickle charging.
- Publication:
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The 1983 Goddard Space Flight Center Battery Workshop
- Pub Date:
- September 1984
- Bibcode:
- 1984batt.work..309B
- Keywords:
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- Charge Efficiency;
- Electric Charge;
- Life (Durability);
- Nickel Cadmium Batteries;
- Spacecraft Power Supplies;
- Capacitance;
- Earth Orbits;
- Electric Discharges;
- Failure Analysis;
- Reliability;
- Electronics and Electrical Engineering