From power system of Buran orbiter to power system of space vehicles and stations

The development of electrochemical generators Volna and Foton for the Moon program of the Soviet Union and BURAN Orbiter is summarized. A comparison with foreign developments has been made. A possibility of storing manufactured electrochemical generators with no maintenance and changes in electrochemical characteristics for 15 years or more has been verified. The areas of further development are presented, and a possibility of using the development results in other areas, i.e. nickel-hydrogen batteries, deep-sea vehicles, cars is shown. In the future, these generators can be used in energy storage systems at the lunar base and in uninterrupted (emergency) power supplies on Earth.