EVALUATION PROGRAM for SECONDARY SPACECRAFT CELLS INITIAL EVALUATION TESTS OF GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 12.0 AMPERE-HOUR, NICKEL-CADMIUM SPACECRAFT CELLS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ULTRAVIOLET EXPLORER SATELLITE

摘要

A. Ho requirements or limits were exceeded during any portion of the test.nB. Cell, S/N 016 exhibited a high auxiliary electrode voltage during test. The cell was returned to Goddard Space Flight Center following completion of testing. The cell was X-rayed and no physical discrepancies were found. Also, the 0° C overcharge test was rerun and the cell did not exhibit a high auxiliary electrode voltage.nC. The cedi containers had a convex contour, in which the average thickness of the cells were 0.008 inches thicker at the maximum thickness when compared to the minimum thickness, which was the edge of the containers. Following test, this value was 0.009 inches indicating an increase in the plate stack thickness although some cells did decrease in thickness.