METHOD TO OPERATE NICKEL-HYDROGEN ACCUMULATOR BATTERY FROM n SERIALLY CONNECTED ACCUMULATORS WITHIN ARTIFICIAL EARTH SATELLITE Russian patent published in 2012 - IPC H01M10/44 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: method to operate nickel-hydrogen accumulator batteries from n serially connected accumulators within an artificial Earth satellite consists in charging and discharging, bypassing accumulators having lower capacitance, with discharge bypass diodes, storage in discharged condition, monitoring of accumulator battery voltage and performance of recharging, if required, with low current, prior to charging, eliminating formation of explosive concentration of an oxygen-hydrogen mixture, at the same time at the stage of accumulator battery manufacturing the minimum E_min, V and maximum E_max, V value of voltage in an open circuit of discharged accumulators, and recharging with low current is carried out prior charging of the accumulator battery. Mathematical expressions are given, which determine conditions of recharging with low current.

EFFECT: higher functional capabilities and reliability of the method for operation of nickel-hydrogen accumulator batteries.

4 cl, 1 dwg