Development of Activation Battery for Space Launch Vehicle

우주발사체 탑재용 기동배터리 개발

Activation battery that are required to deliver short pulses to power, for instance, pyrotechnic devices required during jettison payload separation. Activation battery contains 24 Sony US18650 cells configured as 3 strings in parallel, with each string containing 8 series connected cells. This allows to meet voltage and capacity requirements specified for the mission. In this paper design description and specifications of Activation battery are presented. Qualification test flow and results are also shown to make sure the performance in the predicted space environment. Electrical performance was proven on real equipment load assembly.