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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2001
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1998
Walter S. Gelon, Redwood City, CA (US);
John C. Hall, Saratoga, CA (US);
Space Systems/Loral, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);
Abstract
A spacecraft battery system arranges battery cells in two planes with a common mounting plate between them allowing for a more compact arrangement so the battery assembly can be removed from a limited mounting area resource of the spacecraft such as the north/south faces and placed remotely. Accordingly, a first battery assembly comprised of a plurality of battery cells in electrical continuity are mounted on and spread in a single plane over a first mounting surface of a planar mounting panel and a similarly constructed second battery assembly is mounted on and spread in a single plane over a second, opposed, mounting surface of that same planar mounting panel, the plane of the second battery assembly being spaced from the plane of the first battery assembly. The system includes a plurality of heat pipes embedded in the planar mounting panel and thermally connected with each of the battery cells for distributing heat uniformly across the planar mounting panel. The system also desirably includes a thermal radiator for radiating heat to deep space and heat conducting means thermally connecting the planar mounting panel to the thermal radiator means for drawing heat away from the planar mounting panel and to the thermal radiator means.