IGF::OT::IGF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES HAVE BEEN A MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR MANY AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS OVER T…

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IGF::OT::IGF LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES HAVE BEEN A MAIN SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR MANY AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS OVER THE PAST DECADE. FUTURE SPACE MISSIONS ARE FACING A NUMBER OF CHALLENGING REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SPECIFIC ENERGY, APPROACHING 500 WH/KG, AND ENERGY DENSITY OF 700 WH/L AT CELL LEVEL. COMPARED TO STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY TODAY, A REDUCTION IN MASS AND VOLUME ARE NECESSARY, ALONG WITH IMPROVEMENTS FOR FUNCTIONING IN HARSH SPACE ENVIRONMENTS AND AN INCREASE IN RELIABILITY. YARDNEY TECHNICAL PRODUCTS, INC., A WORLD LEADER IN CUTTING-EDGE BATTERY TECHNOLOGY, IN COLLABORATION WITH PURDUE UNIVERSITY, PROPOSES DEVELOPING LITHIUM-SULFUR BATTERY TECHNOLOGY. THIS WILL HAVE A CATHODE BASED ON A NOVEL, SULFUR MESOPOROUS CARBON COMPOSITE. IN ADDITION, THE PROPOSED PHASE I RESEARCH WILL INCLUDE LITHIUM DENDRITE SUPPRESSIVE ELECTROLYTE FOR A SIGNIFICANT IMPROVEMENT IN SAFETY.