The Polymer Battery Experiment (PBEX) demonstrates the charging and discharging characteristics of polymer batteries in the space environment. PBEX validates use of lightweight, flexible battery technology to decrease cost and weight for future military and commercial space systems. PBEX was developed by Johns Hopkins University and is one of four On Orbit Mission Control (OOMC) packages on PicoSat 9:
Polymer Battery Experiment Ionospheric Occultation Experiment Coherent Electromagnetic Radio Tomography Optical Precision Platform Experiment
Specifications NSSDC ID: 2001-043B-03 Mission: PicoSAT 9
Sources NASA: Picosat Experiment Package 2001-043B-03 Mainpage
See also Batteries in space
References This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
External links NASA: PicoSAT 9 Mainpage NASA: Coherent Electromagnetic Radio Tomography Mainpage NASA: Ionospheric Occultation Experiment Mainpage