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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 01, 2023
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2020
The Aerospace Corporation, El Segundo, CA (US);
Eric Joseph Nemanick, Santa Monica, CA (US);
John H. Schilling, Lancaster, CA (US);
John D. Desain, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Andrea G. Hsu, El Segundo, CA (US);
Brian B. Brady, Seal Beach, CA (US);
Andrew C. Cortopassi, Lakewood, CA (US);
Other;
Abstract
A de-orbiting system for a space vehicle may include one or more lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries configured to release hot gases to be used for thrusting during de-orbiting of the apparatus. The system may also include one or more heaters surrounding each of the one or more Li-ion batteries, which are configured to send each of the one or more Li-ion batteries into a thermal runaway. The thermal runaway causes the one or more Li-ion batteries to release stored electrochemical energy within each of the one or more Li-ion batteries.