A review of batteries and fuel cells for space power systems.

Evans, George; Joyner, P. A.; Lerner, Stephen; Shair, R.C.

doi:10.2514/3.28974

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“…1957 the launch of Sputnik 1 by the USSR that year (see Fig. 1) triggered an interest in developing fuel cells for space and military applications; [47][48][49][50][51] 1973 the rise on oil prices, following the Yom Kippur War of 1973 resulted in an increased activity in all three technologies; 1991 the market introduction of lithium-ion battery by Sony in 1991 was followed by an instant rise of patent applications and journal articles related to lithiuim (-ion) batteries;…”

Section: Introduction and Zinc-halogen Batteriesmentioning

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Review—Flow Batteries from 1879 to 2022 and Beyond

Tolmachev

2023

J. Electrochem. Soc.

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We present a quantitative bibliometric study of flow battery technology from the first zinc-bromine cells in the 1870s to megawatt vanadium redox flow battery (RFB) installations in the 2020s. We emphasize that the cost advantage of RFBs in multi-hour charge-discharge cycles is compromised by the inferior energy efficiency of these systems, and that there are limits on the efficiency improvement due to internal cross-over and the cost of power (at low current densities) and due to acceptable pressure drop (at high current densities). Differences between lithium-ion and vanadium redox flow batteries are discussed from the end-user perspective.

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Section: Introduction and Zinc-halogen Batteriesmentioning

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Review—Flow Batteries from 1879 to 2022 and Beyond

Tolmachev

2023

J. Electrochem. Soc.

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“…Interest in fuel cells faded due to widespread exploitation of cheap fossil fuels and the advent of internal combustion engines. During the 1960s, the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) needed an auxiliary source of electricity for their space shuttles which led to the discovery of a Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cell (PEMFC) by General Electric Co.(GE), which utilized a sulfonated polystyrene ion-exchange membrane as the electrolyte (Shair et al, 1967). Major automobile manufacturers and various government agencies have invested billions of dollars in the development of fuel cell technology for automobile and other applications.…”

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confidence: 99%