Development and Analysis of a Resource-Aware Power Management System as Applied to Small Spacecraft

Thesis/Dissertation · Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2005

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/883460· OSTI ID:883460

Shriver, Patrick ^[1]

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1. Univ. of Colorado, Boulder, CO (United States)

In this thesis, an overall framework and solution method for managing the limited power resources of a small spacecraft is presented. Analogous to mobile computing technology, a primary limiting factor is the available power resources. In spite of the millions of dollars budgeted for research and development over decades, improvements in battery efficiency remains low. This situation is exacerbated by advances in payload technology that lead to increasingly power-hungry and data-intensive instruments. The challenge for the small spacecraft is to maximize capabilities and performance while meeting difficult design requirements and small project budgets.

• Research Organization: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA)
• DOE Contract Number: W-7405-ENG-36
• OSTI ID: 883460
• Report Number(s): LA-14276-T
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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