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Satellite power system: concept development and evaluation program. Volume 4: energy conversion and power management

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6442270
Additional analyses that were performed to supplement the NASA/Department of Energy (DOE) Satellite Power System (SPS) reference system concept are presented in this volume. A brief review of the reference concept is provided together with detailed descriptions of energy conversion, power distribution, and power management for solar photovoltaics (silicon and gallium arsenide), solar thermal (Brayton and Rankine cycles), and concept comparisons (solar thermal and energy conversion). Results of other studies concerning energy conversion and power management (environmental impacts, annealing, nuclear SPS concept, and thermionic) are included.
Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Huntsville, AL (USA). George C. Marshall Space Flight Center
OSTI ID:
6442270
Report Number(s):
NASA-TM-58237-VOL-4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English