Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
NASA and military applications for high power spacecraft are presently being planned. A perspective of autonomous power management for low earth orbit large space platforms is presented. A multichannel 250 kWe utility-type power subsystem is used as a baseline system. The need for automation is reviewed, based on power subsystem complexity, survivability requirements, and cost benefits. On-board versus ground management is discussed with respect to these needs. In addition, the utilization of autonomous power management to enable technology readiness of large complex power subsystems is described. Recommendations are made for further technology thrusts.
Keywords:
SPACECRAFT PROPULSION AND POWER
Type:
IECEC ''82; Seventeenth Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference; Aug 08, 1982 - Aug 12, 1982; Los Angeles, CA
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