A Modular Electrical Power System Architecture for Small Spacecraft

Timothy M. Lim; Aaron M. Cramer; James E. Lumpp; Samir A. Rawashdeh

doi:10.1109/TAES.2018.2803598

A Modular Electrical Power System Architecture for Small Spacecraft

Timothy M. Lim, Aaron M. Cramer, James E. Lumpp, Samir A. Rawashdeh

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Abstract

An electrical power system for low-Earth-orbit satellites, which can be reused for a variety of mission requirements with minimal redesign, is proposed. The goals of the proposed power system are achieved by modularizing the subsystems of a small spacecraft and designing them to allow any number of each module to be connected simultaneously. The modularized subsystems include solar energy generation and energy storage. The overall objectives will be accomplished without compromising efficiency or power system stability. The purpose of this paper is to describe the proposed power system and detail the experimental results. The generalized system can be used as a one-size-fits-all solution that only requires basic power systems knowledge to configure and operate.

Original language	English
Article number	8289325
Pages (from-to)	1832-1849
Number of pages	18
Journal	IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems
Volume	54
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/TAES.2018.2803598
State	Published - Aug 2018

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This work was supported by the NASA Kentucky under NASA Award NNX10AL96H.

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Kentucky NASA EPSCoR RIA
National Aeronautics and Space Administration	NNX10AL96H

Keywords

Energy storage
low-Earth-orbit satellites
power system
power system stability
solar energy generation

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Aerospace Engineering
Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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