International Battery is building a battery prototype for
NASA that will provide backup power in support of the space
shuttle program. NASA is interested in the company’s largeformat,
high-energy-density prismatic cells that provide
advanced energy storage, as well as their Battery Management
System (BMS). The BMS is specifically designed for large-format
cells and provides increased safety through individual cell
monitoring and continuous cell balancing. The entire system
is being deployed as an uninterruptible power supply (UPS) to
maintain backup power for critical ground operations.