Satellite architecture with deployable electrical equipment
    3.
    发明授权
    Satellite architecture with deployable electrical equipment 有权
    具有可部署电气设备的卫星结构

    公开(公告)号:US06196501B1

    公开(公告)日:2001-03-06

    申请号:US09168029

    申请日:1998-10-07

    IPC分类号: B64G150

    摘要: A spacecraft comprises a first module including a first assembly of components and a second module including a second assembly of components and a thermal radiator. The second module is movable between a stowed position proximate the first module whereat the thermal radiator is only partially operative and a deployed position distant from the first module whereat the thermal radiator means is fully operative for dissipating waste heat to deep space for at least one of the first and second assemblies of components. In one embodiment, the first module includes a housing defining an interior cavity, the second module including a casing so shaped and dimensioned as to be telescopically received within the internal cavity of the first module and the second module being translationally movable along a deploying axis between the stowed position and the deployed position but incapable of mutual rotation about the deploying axis. In another embodiment, a spacecraft includes a plurality of discrete faces and comprises an equipment panel including an assembly of heat generating components which require cooling, a thermal radiator, and a connecting hinge mounting the equipment panel for pivotal movement between a stowed position proximate one of said faces whereat the thermal radiator is only partially operative and a deployed position distant from the face whereat said thermal radiator means is fully operative for dissipating waste heat from the assembly to deep space.

    摘要翻译: 航天器包括第一模块,其包括部件的第一组件和包括部件的第二组件和散热器的第二模块。 第二模块可以在靠近第一模块的收起位置之间移动,其中热散热器仅部分地操作,并且远离第一模块的展开位置,其中散热器装置完全可操作,以将废热散发到深空,用于至少一个 组件的第一和第二组件。 在一个实施例中,第一模块包括限定内腔的壳体,第二模块包括壳体,其形状和尺寸设计成可伸缩地容纳在第一模块的内腔内,并且第二模块可沿着展开轴线平移移动, 收起位置和部署位置,但不能围绕部署轴线相互旋转。 在另一个实施例中,航天器包括多个离散面,并且包括设备面板,其包括需要冷却的发热组件的组件,散热器和安装设备面板的连接铰链,用于在靠近其中之一的收起位置之间枢转运动 所述的表面,其中散热器仅仅部分地操作,并且远离所述散热器装置的表面的展开位置完全可操作以将废热从组件散发到深空。

    Spacecraft power system
    4.
    发明授权
    Spacecraft power system 失效
    航天器电力系统

    公开(公告)号:US6049190A

    公开(公告)日:2000-04-11

    申请号:US59224

    申请日:1998-04-13

    摘要: A spacecraft power system having an increased number of battery cells that is charged to the battery's full capacity, which exceeds a predetermined maximum voltage allowed by a bus. The battery can be disconnected from the bus during charging. The battery is then partially discharged to accommodate the bus before being reconnected. This provides a reduced voltage range experienced by the bus, as the minimum battery voltage is increased by the increased number of cells. A tap is provided to supply the bus with power when the battery is disconnected from the bus, and when a solar array powering the bus fails to supply current to the bus.

    摘要翻译: 一种具有增加数量的电池单元的航空电力系统,其被充电到电池的满容量,其超过总线允许的预定最大电压。 在充电期间,电池可以与总线断开连接。 然后在重新连接之前,将电池部分放电以容纳总线。 这提供了总线所经历的降低的电压范围,因为最小电池电压由于电池数量的增加而增加。 当电池与总线断开连接时,以及为总线供电的太阳能电池阵列不能向总线供电时,提供水龙头来为总线供电。

    Final balanced brake drum having integral squealer band and method for
producing same
    5.
    发明授权
    Final balanced brake drum having integral squealer band and method for producing same 失效
    最终平衡式制动鼓具有整体式鸣响带及其制造方法

    公开(公告)号:US5992581A

    公开(公告)日:1999-11-30

    申请号:US773678

    申请日:1996-12-24

    摘要: An improved method for final balancing a brake drum determines the location and length of a first constant depth cut and a second constant depth cut along the squealer band which are necessary to correct the imbalance, and using a cutting machine, makes the first and second constant depth cuts at the predetermined location and for the predetermined length along the squealer band to produce a final balanced brake drum. Preferably, the cutting machine is a milling machine which produces a plunge type entrance/exit cut. It is a further feature of the invention to provide a feather type entrance/exit cut to reduce the stress concentrations, and produce a cosmetically more appealing final balanced brake drum.

    摘要翻译: 用于最终平衡制动鼓的改进方法确定了第一恒定深度切割的位置和长度,以及沿着鸣响带的第二恒定深度切割,其是纠正不平衡所必需的,并且使用切割机使得第一和第二恒定 在预定位置进行深度切割,并沿着尖叫带在预定长度上产生最终的平衡制动鼓。 优选地,切割机是铣削机,其产生插入式入口/出口切口。 本发明的另一个特征是提供一种羽毛类型的入口/出口切口以减少应力集中,并产生美观上更吸引人的最终平衡制动鼓。

    Battery cell bypass topology
    6.
    发明授权
    Battery cell bypass topology 失效
    电池单元旁路拓扑

    公开(公告)号:US5898291A

    公开(公告)日:1999-04-27

    申请号:US13500

    申请日:1998-01-26

    申请人: John C. Hall

    发明人: John C. Hall

    IPC分类号: H02J7/00 H02J13/00

    CPC分类号: H02J7/0026

    摘要: When the cell of a battery, most notably a lithium ion battery, fails and human intervention is unavailable to correct the problem. a system is provided for optimizing the energy storage capacity of the battery. At least two cellular strings, each including a plurality of battery cells, are connected electrically in series. All cellular strings contain the same number of battery cells and are electrically connected in parallel to form a battery array powering a load. A sensor detects the condition of each battery cell and sends a signal of the detected condition to a controller for operating the battery array for powering the load. A switching arrangement is responsive to the sensor, upon failure of a battery cell in one cellular string, for disconnecting at least one other battery cell of the battery array such that, thereafter, the modified battery array continues to power the load with reduced but optimized capacity. In one instance, the switching arrangement is operable, upon failure of the battery cell in one cellular string to disconnect that cellular string from the remaining cellular strings which, thereafter, alone continue to power the load. In another instance, the switching arrangement is operable, upon failure of the battery cell in one cellular string, to disconnect a battery cell from each of the remaining cellular strings whereby all of the cellular strings continue, as originally, to have an equal, albeit reduced, number of active battery cells, the modified battery array continuing to power the load.

    摘要翻译: 当电池的电池,最显着的是锂离子电池失效,并且人为干预不能解决问题。 提供了一种用于优化电池的能量存储容量的系统。 每个包括多个电池单元的至少两个蜂窝串串联电连接。 所有蜂窝状串包含相同数量的电池单元并且并联电连接以形成为负载供电的电池组。 传感器检测每个电池单元的状况,并将检测到的状态的信号发送到用于操作电池阵列的控制器以为负载供电。 当一个蜂窝串中的电池单元发生故障时,切换装置响应于传感器,用于断开电池阵列的至少一个其它电池单元,使得在此之后,改进的电池阵列继续以减小且优化的方式对负载供电 容量。 在一种情况下,当一个蜂窝串中的电池单元发生故障时,切换装置可操作地将该蜂窝串与剩余的蜂窝串断开,此后单独继续为负载供电。 在另一种情况下,当一个蜂窝串中的电池单元发生故障时,切换装置可操作地将电池单元从剩余的多个蜂窝串中的每一个断开,从而所有的蜂窝串原本都保持相同,尽管如此 减少的活动电池单元的数量,改进的电池阵列继续为负载供电。

    Battery cell design for a bipolar rechargeable battery
    7.
    发明授权
    Battery cell design for a bipolar rechargeable battery 失效
    双极可充电电池的电池单元设计

    公开(公告)号:US5882817A

    公开(公告)日:1999-03-16

    申请号:US808009

    申请日:1997-03-03

    摘要: Plastic hydrophobic material is bonded to a metallic sheet member such that the resulting sandwich structure is impervious to electrochemical delamination. First and second films of the plastic hydrophobic material are applied to opposed surfaces of the metallic sheet member and extend beyond a peripheral edge of the metallic sheet member to form contiguous border portions. A plurality of perforations are formed through the metallic sheet member at locations spaced from its peripheral edge. A resulting sandwich structure of the metallic sheet member and the first and second films are compressed and simultaneously the temperature is raised to the sintering temperature of the hydrophobic film material. The first and second films are caused to melt sufficiently at their interfaces to cause an intermixing of the juxtaposed material thereof throughout the region of the border portions and throughout the regions of the perforations. When the resulting sandwich structure is cooled to room temperature and the films return to the hardened state, they are firmly bonded together in the region of the border to form an integral fringe which seals the peripheral edge of the metallic sheet member from ambient conditions and throughout the regions of the perforations such that the first and second films, respectively, are drawn firmly into engagement with the metallic sheet member by reason of the differential coefficient of thermal expansion between the metallic sheet member and the hydrophobic film material.

    摘要翻译: 塑料疏水性材料与金属片材结合,使得得到的夹层结构不可渗透电化学分层。 将塑料疏水材料的第一和第二膜施加到金属片构件的相对表面上并且延伸超过金属片构件的周边边缘以形成连续的边界部分。 在与其周缘隔开的位置处,通过金属片构件形成多个穿孔。 金属片构件和第一和第二膜的夹层结构被压缩,同时将温度提高到疏水膜材料的烧结温度。 导致第一和第二膜在其界面充分熔化,导致其并置材料在边界部分的整个区域和穿孔的整个区域的混合。 当所得到的夹层结构冷却到室温并且膜返回到硬化状态时,它们在边界的区域中牢固地结合在一起以形成整体边缘,其将金属片构件的周边边缘与环境条件和整个 由于金属片材和疏水膜材料之间的热膨胀系数不同,穿孔区域使得第一和第二膜分别被拉伸成与金属片构件接合。

    Recharge profile for spacecraft NI/H.sub.2 batteries
    8.
    发明授权
    Recharge profile for spacecraft NI/H.sub.2 batteries 失效
    航天器NI / H2电池充电曲线

    公开(公告)号:US5617006A

    公开(公告)日:1997-04-01

    申请号:US637171

    申请日:1996-04-24

    摘要: An improved method of charging a rechargeable nickel/hydrogen battery comprises the steps of applying a charging current to the battery resulting in a substantially full state of charge, then for a period up to approximately 60 minutes before the onset of discharging, applying a boost charging current at a rate in the range of approximately C to C/20 for a duration up to approximately 60 minutes. The charging of the battery before applying the boost step may include the application of a taper charging current. Also, at the end of the taper charging step and immediately prior to the boost charge, a trickle charging current may be applied at a rate in the range of approximately C/80 to C/500. In another instance, when the battery has been charged to about 70% to 95% of a full state of charge, the linearly decreasing taper charge may be applied until a final desired recharge ratio is reached. Thereafter, up to a duration of approximately 60 minutes before the onset of discharging, the boost charging current may be applied at a rate in the range of approximately C to C/20 for part of or for the entire duration. The timed sequence of the initial high rate charge, the taper charge, the trickle charge, and the boost charge, in conjunction with proper control of battery temperature and recharge ratio has been found to increase overall battery capacity by approximately 10% to 30%.

    摘要翻译: 对可再充电镍/氢电池充电的改进方法包括以下步骤:向电池施加充电电流,导致基本上充满的充电状态,然后在放电开始之前至多约60分钟的时间段,施加升压充电 电流在大约C至C / 20的范围内持续长达约60分钟。 在施加升压步骤之前对电池的充电可以包括施加锥形充电电流。 此外,在锥形充电步骤结束时和紧靠升压充电之前,可以以约C / 80至C / 500的范围内的速率施加涓流充电电流。 在另一种情况下,当电池已经充电到完全充电状态的约70%至95%时,可以施加线性减小的锥形电荷,直到达到最终期望的再充电比率。 此后,在放电开始之前持续约60分钟的时间,可以以大约C至C / 20的范围内的速率施加升压充电电流,用于部分或整个持续时间。 发现初始高速率充电,锥形充电,涓流充电和升压充电的定时顺序与电池温度和充电比例的适当控制相结合,可以将电池总容量提高约10%至30%。

    Bimodal electric vehicle battery system
    10.
    发明授权
    Bimodal electric vehicle battery system 失效
    双模电动车电池系统

    公开(公告)号:US5395708A

    公开(公告)日:1995-03-07

    申请号:US181986

    申请日:1994-01-14

    申请人: John C. Hall

    发明人: John C. Hall

    摘要: The capacity of a nickel hydroxide based battery is increased when recharge is carried out at a much lower temperature than its discharge. In the instance of a vehicle including a load powered by a nickel oxide-hydrogen battery, a generator is provided for recharging the battery. A switch is selectively movable between a first position electrically coupling the battery to the load for operating the load and a second position electrically coupling the battery to the generator for recharging. Temperature control apparatus maintains the temperature of the battery at a first temperature in the range of approximately 10.degree. C. to 50.degree. C. when the battery is electrically coupled to the load and is operable for maintaining the battery at a second temperature substantially lower than the first temperature and in the range of approximately 10.degree. C. to -30.degree. C. when the battery is electrically coupled to the generator. When the battery is used to propel the vehicle, the temperature control apparatus may include a stationary heat exchanger external to the vehicle to which the battery can be coupled for cooling and an external source of EMF may also be provided to which the battery can be coupled for recharging.

    摘要翻译: 当在比其放电低得多的温度下进行再充电时,氢氧化镍基电池的容量增加。 在包括由氧化镍 - 氢电池供电的负载的车辆的情况下,提供用于为电池再充电的发电机。 开关可选择性地在将电池电耦合到用于操作负载的负载的第一位置和将电池电耦合到发电机以再充电的第二位置之间移动。 当电池电耦合到负载时,温度控制装置将电池的温度保持在大约10℃至50℃范围内的第一温度,并且可操作以将电池维持在基本上低于 当电池电耦合到发电机时,第一温度在约10℃至-30℃的范围内。 当电池用于推进车辆时,温度控制装置可以包括车辆外部的固定热交换器,电池可以连接到其上以进行冷却,并且还可以提供电池可以耦合的外部EMF源 用于充电。