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Megawatt solar power systems for lunar surface operationsThe work presented here shows that a solar power system can provide power on the order of one megawatt to a lunar base with a fairly high specific power. The main drawback to using solar power is still the high mass, and therefore, cost of supplying energy storage through the solar night. The use of cryogenic reactant storage in a fuel cell system, however, greatly reduces the total system mass over conventional energy storage schemes.
Document ID
19910008844
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Adams, B. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Alhadeff, S. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Beard, S. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Carlile, D. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Cook, D. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Douglas, C. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Garcia, D. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Gillespie, D. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Golingo, R. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Gonzalez, D. (Washington Univ. Seattle, WA, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
November 1, 1990
Publication Information
Publication: USRA, Proceedings of the 6th Annual Summer Conference: NASA(USRA University Advanced Design Program
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Accession Number
91N18157
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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