High Energy Density Rechargeable LiIon Batteries

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High Energy Density RechargeableLi-Ion Batteries

Small Business Innovation Research
Yardney Technical Products, Inc.
Pawcatuck, CT

• INNOVATION
• 20 ampere-hour rechargeable Li-ion battery
• for space applications
• ACCOMPLISHMENTS
• Batteries with specific energy of gt100Wh/kg and
  energy density of 240 Wh/l
• Provide a 3-4 times weight and volume savings
  compared to state-of-art Ni-Cd/Ni-H2 batteries
• Demonstrated more than 300 cycles with prototype
  5 amp-hr cells
• COMMERCIALIZATION
• Military and commercial satellites
• Eventual application in consumer electronics,
  telecommunications, computers

Advances In Battery Technology for Space
Applications

• GOVERNMENT/ SCIENCE APPLICATIONS
• Won 13.6 million joint contract with NASA and
  U.S. Air Force for battery development for
  aircraft, planetary rovers and landers and
  satellite applications
• Candidate for Mars Lander Mission

1992 Phase II NAS7-1309 NASA/JPL Contact - Rao
Surampudi Company Contact - P. G. Russell
Jet Propulsion Laboratory Success Story 7-015