NICKEL-HYDROGEN STORAGE BATTERY Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC H01M12/08 

FIELD: electrical engineering; chemical current supplies such as nickel-hydrogen storage batteries.

SUBSTANCE: proposed nickel-hydrogen storage battery has case accommodating storage cells interconnected by means of power buses into power circuit and bypass devices; the latter have cylinders accommodating packageless charge and discharge diodes and filled with heat-conducting material; cylinders are installed in battery case and secured therein by means of flanges. Bypass device is assembled on packageless diodes, current being taken off all surfaces of the latter and protection against impact of space environment factors being afforded by battery case proper which makes it adaptable to prior-art batteries of this type; in addition, device has no shielding case of its own which reduces its mass and size.

EFFECT: reduced mass and size, enhanced reliability of protection against impact of space environment factors.

1 cl, 2 dwg