Keywords:lithium ion batteries; Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) Mission; Rover battery Assembly Unite (RBAU)
Publisher:Pasadena, CA : Jet Propulsion Laboratory, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 2006.
Citation:4th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, San Diego, California, June 26 -29, 2006
Abstract:
This paper provides further detail to previously reported results of the RBAU testing program, especially with regard to the life characteristics. To date, the lithium-ion batteries (fabricated by Lithion/Yardney, Inc.) have been demonstrated to far exceed the requirements defined by the mission, both on Mars and on the ground, and are projected to support an extended mission (> 4 years).