View
213
Download
0
Category
Preview:
Citation preview
From: To:
Commanding Officer, U. S. Naval Ammunition Depot, Crane, Indiana National Aeronautics and Space Addinistration, Goddard Space F l ight Center, Electrochemical Power Sources Section (636.2), Space Power Technology Branch, Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
U. S. NAVAL AMMUNITION D E P O T
7 7 - 4 C R A N E . I N D I A N A 47522 IN R E P L V RFFFR TO
@wE2-HMs :'oc 8900 Ser QE-2209
Subj: Monthly Progress Report on National Aeronautics and Space Adminis- t r a t i o n Space Cel l Test Program; submission of
(1) Monthly Progress Report as o f 30 September 1964 (3 copies)
The progress report f o r Xdcional Aeronautics and Space Administration
1
Encl:
1. purchase order Wll,252B on the space c e l l t e s t program,is submitted as
I
enclosure (1). _\2_. - /-*
V. YEAGER By d i rec t ion
copy t o :
NASA, S c i e n t i f i c and Technical
NASA ( M r . Ernst M. Cohn, RPP), Washington D. C . 20546 NASA ( M r . E m i l Hymowitz, 672), Greenbelt, Maryland 20771
P. 0. Box 5700, Bethesda, Naryland 20914 Sc ien t i f i c Information Officer, Defence Research S ta f f , B r i t i s h Embassy (Wing Commander Cherry), 3100 Massachusetts Ave. NW, Vashington, D. C . 2 0 0 ~ 8
REP RQT-20238)
[NASA CR OR TUX OR AD NUMBER1
https://ntrs.nasa.gov/search.jsp?R=19650003547 2019-08-07T16:05:40+00:00Z
MONTKLY PROGRESS REPORT THROUGH 30 SEPTEMBER 1964
LIFE CYCLE TESTS
1. Sta tus of Cycling Program.
a. Tota l number of packs cycled t o date - 98.
(1) F i f t y 10-cel l packs and 48 5-cell packs.
Tota l number of packs s t i l l cycling - 77.
(1) Forty 10-ce l l packs (I'Tickel Cacimium) . (a) 11 General E l e c t r i c 3.0 ah packs.
b.
1. One pack w a s removed from t e s t as s i x of t h e 10 c e l l s i n t h e pack have-failed.
I '. I '
(b) 9 Gould-National Bat ter ies , Inc. 3.5 ah packs.
1. Three packs were removed from t e s t as s i x of t h e 10 c e l l s i n each of two packs and all c e l l s i n the t h i r d pack have fa i led .
( e ) 12 Sonotone Corporation 5.0 ah packs.
( a ) 8 Gulton Indus t r les , Inc. 6.0 ah packs.
1. Four packs were removed from t e s t as s i x of t h e 10 c e l l s i n each of t h reepacks and seven i n the four th pack have f a i l ed .
(2) No 10-cel l packs (S i lver Cadmium).
(a) 0 Yardney E lec t r i c Corporation 12 ah packs.
1. The two packs were removed f r o m t e s t as s i x c e l l s of one pack and a l l ten-of .the other one leaked e l ec t ro ly t e .
(3) Thirty-six 5-cel l packs (Nickel Cacimium) . (a) 13 General E l e c t r i c Company 12 ah packs.
( b ) 7 Gould-PJational Bat ter ies , Inc. 20 eh packs.
1. Five packs were removed from test as three of t he f i v e c e l l s i n each paTk fa i l ed ,
1
( c ) 1 Gulton Indus t r ies , Inc. 6.0 ah pack.
(d ) 2 Gulton Indus t r ies , Inc. 50 ah packs.
I
Enclosure (1)
.A .-
- \
(e) 7 Gulton Industr ies , Inc. 20 ah packs.
1. Five of these 5-cell packs have been removed from t e s t for f a i l u r e s of Three o r more c e l l s i n each pack.
(f) 6 Gulton Industr ies , Inc. 4.0 all c m z e r c i a l packs.
(4 ) One 5-cel l pack ( S i l v e r Zinc).
(a) 1 Delco Reny 25 ah pack.
1. One pack w a s removed from t e s t as a l l c e l l s fa i led . - 2. Test Parameters.
a. Ambient Temperatures:
(1) 0" c .
(2) 25" C.
(3) 40" C.
Voltage l i m i t s per pack on charge:
(1) 1;55? 0.03 v o l t s per c e l l a t 0" C .
( 2 ) 1.49 k 0.03 vo l t s per c e l l at 25" C.
( 3 ) 1.45 C 0.03 vo l t s per c e l l a t 40" C.
(4) 1.97 k 0.03 vo l t s per c e l l a t 25" C on the s i l v e r zinc pack.
b-
e. Depths of Discharge:
(1) 90-minute and 3-hour orb i t s :
(a) 1 5 percent and 25 percent at 0" C.
( b ) 25 percent and 43 percent a t 25" C .
( c ) 15 >e:cc11~ and 25 percenx at 4u' C.
(2) 24-hour orb i t s :
(a) 50 percent a t 0" C , 25" C and 40" C.
( b ) 40 percent at 25" C on the s i l v e r zinc pack,
d. Orbit Times:
(1) 90 minutes--30-minute discharge and 60-minute charge.
2
- 1
(2) 3 hours--30-minute discharge anU 150-niinute charge.
(3) 24 hours--1-hour discharge and 23-ho~1.r charge.
3. Data.
a. Normal operation schedules complete data t o be recorded on 90-mimte On 24-hour cycles, complete data i s taken
I
and 3-hour packs every 32 cycles. every eight cycles.
b. The at tached data sheets give end of discharge and end of charge vol tage readings fo r each c e l l on each cycle recorded.
4. Cel l Fai lures .
C e l l Type
Fai iures Total September 1 through .Failures September 30, 1964 To Date
General E lec t r i c 3.0 ah 2 16
Gould 3.5 ah 5 37
Sonotone 5.0 ah 2 1 4
Gulton 6.0 ah 6 48
General E lec t r i c 12 ah 1 2
Gould 20 ah 5 17
Gulton 20 ah 2 22
Yardney 12 ah (S i lver Cadmium) 10 16*
* Six f a i l u r e s were omitted f rom previous report .
5- Ce l l Fa i lure Analysls.
a. All f a i l u r e analysis r e s u l t s are. cumulative. These results are shown i n pages 4 through 19.
6. Capacity Tests.
a. P r io r t o cycling, each pack was given a capacity t e s t a t i t s respec-
After each 88 days o f t i v e cycling temperztur-e. followed by a c / 2 discharge t o 1.0 vo l t / ce l l average. cycling, each pack w a s discharged at t h e c / 2 r a t e t o 1-0 v o l t / c e l l average following a charge at the cycle ra te . c/10 r a t e f o r 16 hours and discharged a t the c / 2 rate t o 1.0 v o l t / c e l l average. l imi t ed t o t he cycle l i m i t s . 20 through 22.
This check consisted of a c/10 charge for 16 hours
The pack was then recharged at t h e
The pack w a s then recharged a t the c/10 r a t e f o r 48 hours, voltage Data o f capacity t e s t s i s tabulated on pages
3
'I
X3Pd N: NOI6ISO<
m m ! TI3
a,* k 0 V
0 c. . m
B g s -PI
M d .
M r-
0 u-, N
0 0 ii\ L'\ N N
0 0 0 0 0 0 3 .. L? ln ln Ln Ln Ln L n In O? N N 3.l cu N N cu
--. Y'PO
0 a,
.-P P kcd $ 2
k 0 "
m 8
3 c 0
a, 5
. -. , C U P Y
XERo i
i; -.. . .
' a , . m
ld V k . o a O t, c, 0
:. . u
' A . o ' 3 G w -d x
2% urn m 0 at, ..
4J- ri 0 3
XCRO C.?, '"
. . I
0 -~
!
, a, k a,
M
a 4
s ..
0
.. , ..
a, k Q)
a 0 1 c,
0 m .. E P El V 3
NOILISOq
W
m d
%I% o o a
co 0 4 r l r - h 3 rf
0 0 N
0 0 0 0 0
Ln Ln in 0 cu N cu 3 2 0
~
0
r l UI v) m N % A-
,., _l- .. ,.. .
-P k
m 2 - . u
u
.\ .. I e ,
M ,a v ,
. .> M c V 2 - i V
u .
3 0 4 I
-2 m
0 s d u
4 i m m
rl
P 3 0 4
. ,. -
X3Vd N SIOI&ISO
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 l n l n O ln Ln l n ln L n L n l n l n l n l n L n l n cu c u c u cu c u c u c u c u c u c u ( u c u c u c u
In . L n 9 0
M M rl ri
M rl 3
ri CO d
.- -\ YCPO
d 0
M d .ti k a,
.ti rl
2 m . .\
-P k 0
$2 0
. - . & L.
-
.\ ln CU cu
-P k
m 0
2 .\ m rl . . aJ rl
V
E: 0
g . . . .
M . A u e,
k P 'I
' I . . L ) .
r l ' I PT .A
9 v)
c b o ' . i4 'I 25 c
k m k 0 0 .
.\
2 V
; . -P rl
&
' I . \
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 In L n n n L A cu " c u cu Ln 3 3 A. L n z : > d
In 9 Ln
d rl M
--J
I
! i 1
i 1 . .
r) rl t-
M co M
. ' ~ -_
XEpo c . -..
a, m cd V 0 P
a a, P 2 $3 z
8
rn . m
.\
M S V
-P rl
P ;-I
E .% .
-2 m
.ri P
9 rl
P z 4
I
,
P k 0 t2 0
3 k
a, V .\
M 2 s v ", u. * .
- P - P r l ' r l
P P
i
6 .ri x
-2 m rl R .
'd h
-P k ' 0 i 2 . . 0 ,
5 k a, V
$4 m a , 0 * c o m " a
0 0- O 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 g z 0 u o 0 0
0 0 3 3
0 0 0 0 0 0
A 3 3 3 3 L J - * A -
9 In
rl M 9 M
In
I4
E %%
rl .-I Ln E
rl ?R cu
co M
rl Ls
cu 4.
. .. Y F R O -
rl ul
c
k
x a k a
3 9 v)
a 0 -P rl 5 rs .. B il u
. - .a
cn 2
*- 2In
. . - I '
. .
. .
a
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
E cu E cu
-- -- "?-e - 1 I' : -
LI rn e, -P cd rl $4 .k
0
be, aiJ
cd - P r i k k 0 .c . .".a m ' 0 "Pi
k - a
. .. I
N 3 L n Ln N M rl in 2-
0 0 0 0 0 LA L? Ln N N N N N
0 0 0 0
N N 3 - 0, Ln L n Ln LA . o
Ln 0 0 Ln
r-i ri m P i
"J: N
J
4- 0 d
N 9 N rl ' 4
' I .. -_ .
.. . I "
,
~~
H3Vd N1 N0I;GISOC
. .
2 - o d V I 0 p
M 4- L n Ln
N N
N \o
J
3 3
. ..
. ..
83Vd N NO1;LISO
m m
xmmdw.3 &S3
0 0 0 ' 0 0 0
L n "Ln .e, K tn L n k . OLn Ln L n . 0 cu cu cu cu cu N cu c u c u cu cu - ( SMOH
aoIma urn . 0 rr) rl W
Ln 9 n -I
33MM3SI JO H J Z 3 g E
N cu * 0 s
-a 0 -b
77 s 5 t-
k
x a, k a,
2
E 0 cu
-!J rl 5 0
..
S M *ri x ..
mid r l r -
PI
0 c, a a, -P F-l 0 s u2 rn a,' ' m ; PI
a, -P cd
... i2
s: m
m k a, -P rn d ' rl F9
a, M rl
.\
2
2l
m a,
Sal M m T i cd X V
. ..
I
. ,
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 f
In
rl 9 ln In
rl rl W
-- Y F D O
I 7 4
ri rl P, u
a,
% % % - 5 % % ; , K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
rl rl aJ u % 0 a c) c, k C s t rl 0 k -P 0
w a a,
r?
-3 3
"
rl ri aJ u -9 3 0
%
6 -P k 0
R rl
0 k -P 0 aJ rl w a"
3 9
ri rl P, u -5
2
ti!
0
-iJ k 0
.rl :
i
0 k c, u a, rl w "
%
ri rl a, u % 0 a a, -P k 0
6 t ri 0 k c, V a, rl w a " 4 A
rl rl a, u 4 5 0
E 0
54 E rl
0 k c, 0 aJ rl w
CI a 4 aJ
rl rl a, u %
z 54
0
-P k 0
t rl
J
0 k
aJ rl !x
::
%-
rl rl a, u -5
2 0
-P k 0
: rl
0 k c, V aJ rl w a a,
a, J
"
-3
rl rl aJ u % 0
R rl 0 k -P u a, rl w
0- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 . 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Y S S , * . ,
3 N
M M c- n
0 i-,
" U\ N
TYPE
G.E. 3 A.H.
G.E. 3 A.H.
€%RCENT DEPTH OF DISCHARGE
1 5 25 25 a
40 . 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
Gould 3.5 A.H.
1 5 25
I i
. Sonotone 5 A.H.
Sonot one 5 A.H.
15 25 ' 25 40 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 15 25
AMPERE-HOUR CAPACITIES ON PRECONDITIONING CYCLES AND CAPACITY CHECKS
TEMP. 0mIT DISCHARGE AMPERE-HOURS* - "C. PERIOD (1) I (2) I ( 3 ) I ( 4) 1 ( 5 ) I ( 6 ) 1 (7 ) I I i
0 0
25 25
50/40 50/40
0 . 0
25
0 0
25
0 0
25 25 '
50/40 50/40
90 Min
3
* (1) Initial fieconditioning. ' I
. (2) Preconditioning at Change to 40" C. Number of cycles completed at 50" C. is I
'in parentheses. Capacity check after First 88 days of cycling, Ca3acity check after SeconC 88 days. Capacity check after Third 88 days. L%+GSGy- CriOLk Q.L'fr.;\* T L W ' L I I 03 uajo.
chock after F i f t h 88 dnyc.
(e Still at 50" C.)
5 1
20 . .-
I'I
b * - a AMPERE-HOUR CAPACITIES ON
PRXCONDITIONING CYCUS AND CAPACITY CRECKS
PERCENT DEFTHOF TEMP. ORBIT DISCHARGE AMPERE-HOURS*
TYPE DISCHARGE - "C. PERIOD (1) 1 (2) I ( 3 ) I ( 4) I (5 ) I ( 6) I (71 Gulton 6 A.H.
Gulton 6 A.H.
G.E. . . 12 A.H.
G.E. 12 A.H.
I 5
. Gould 20 A.H.
Gould 20 A.H.
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
* (1) Initial Preconditioning. . (2) Preconditioning at Change to 40" C. Number of cycles completed at 50" C. is in parentheses. Capacity check after First 88 days of cycling. (* S t i l l at 50" C.) Capacity check after Second 88 days. Capacity check after Third 88 days.
cnech a:':ar z ~ u r t r ~ 00 aays. chock aftor F i f t h 88 dnyn. ic le
" -_ _-I_
* I
.- !
!
\
. .
i
i ! I I
i j
AMEFE-HOUR CAPACITIES ON PRECONDITIONLNG CYCLES AND CAPACITY CRECKS
PERCENT DEFTH OF DISCHARGE
1 5 25 25 40 1 5 25
ORBIT DISCHARGE AMPERE-HOURS* PERIOD (1) (2) I (3) I ( 4) ( 5)
I I
TYPE
Gulton 20 A.H.
90 Min
Gulton 20 A.H.
1 5 25 25 40
15 25
io: CYCI
Yardney 12 A.H.
50 50
Gulton 6 A.H.
50 24 H r s 6 .60 3.55 I
G.E. I 2 A.H.
50 25
* (1) I n i t i d -econditioning. (2) Preconditioning a t Change t o 40" C. Nwber of cycles completed at 50" C. i s - -
i n parentheses. (3) Capacity check a f t e r F i r s t 88 dzys of cycling. 4) Capacity check a r t e r Second 88 days. 5) Capacity check a f t e r Third 88 days.
(6) Capacity check a f t e r Fourth 88 deys. (7) Capacity check a f t e r F i f t h 88 days.
-. Y E W 0
'3- 9
cc)
i-I . =
f
. --. . -.- ._ - . .
1 - E C , \.; \.-
7-
I
I I I
- 1 -
I
- i _
I I - i
:I
3
T
I
._-I '., <-, I : --
,
I -
! I I
.. -. . - . . . . . . .. . 2 ,
,-
n u. , ' !d
.?)
0 ' M
t-
1
3
73
7-
I 1 I
i t 1 I _.
t
i I
w
Go 4
I I i
..
s i , L ?
, . .... ~ .-. . . . . -
? $ 8
.. .
.
.
1 " . y a
.
i
aot rm~s~a do am
I . d ' .
3 3 ~ ~ 3 60 am 33mm 60 aN3
-
;,, ..
1 ,
c
- i *" .
T I I 1 1
T
f
I , 0 .
, * . * ”
L
J’ 0 ‘
.
I i i
I . " I,, 3--
. - ;:;a
.., . . i
1 J l
P -i-
i I
i I ---
I
I T I
T 1 I
I i _n__
I
I' 9 I
--' C U i X ,.
. .
I ' ,
!L 3.
. .
0
1 I I I I I I
I
I .
a 1 - r! . '3
I&&* ,
.
\
' 9 I .
0 OB3 * r , ,@ f Ad<>. , - O B J X .
- _
..... .
PERCENT OF RE
. .
..
I
I - - I
PACK NO. 122, D ~ " H OF DISCXUGE: MFR. PERCENT OF RECHARGE:
* CAPACITY A.H.
TEST mPERFLTORE: 3RBIT PERIOD: 3 HOURS
!&, ,
d 0
P l-r I
-1
. / . . I . . . ,
0 OtliiX .-
I I I I
i I !. I
i I I
I I j ! - I I I
I I 1 B I I I
. .
. ..
__ I I ! I I b 1 I I z I 1
1 I
i * 4 . .
f / i 00 JX -.
1
” ,
be .-
mR.GuLraN COr.sfn.
.,;.e . _
PERCENT OF RECHARGE: ORBIT PERIOD:
I
W A C I ' I ' Y 4 A.H. 125 2 90 m m I
. ., I . . .
.
-._ ;a%# - , Y L ,.\ -..
C - .
Recommended