Development of a Characterization Tool for Innovative Batteries for Aerospace Applications

This paper presents the development of a characterization tool for innovative batteries intended for space applications. i.e. an innovative Lithium-Ion battery equipped with a nanostructured germanium anode. Particularly, a second-order equivalent circuit model and the test campaign required to identify all model parameters are introduced. Subsequently, the battery characterization tool developed on LabVIEW environment for the automatic implementation of the test campaign is described. The battery characterization tool has been experimentally tested on a battery prototype.