Publication Date:
2019-07-13
Description:
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solar Electric Propulsion Technology Demonstration Mission (SEP TDM), in conjunction with PC Krause and Associates, has created a Simulink-based power architecture model for a 50 kilo-Watt (kW) solar electric propulsion system. NASA has extended this model to investigate 150 kW solar electric propulsion systems. Increasing the power capability to 150 kW is an intermediate step to the anticipated power requirements for Mars and other deep space applications. The high-power solar electric propulsion capability has been identified as a critical part of NASAs future beyond-low-Earth-orbit for human-crewed exploration missions. This paper presents four versions of a 150 kW architecture, simulation results, and a discussion of their merits.
Keywords:
Spacecraft Propulsion and Power
Type:
GRC-E-DAA-TN43147
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AIAA Propulsion and Energy Forum; Jul 10, 2017 - Jul 12, 2017; Atlanta, GA; United States
Format:
application/pdf
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