Satellite Solar Array Design

Power system design and trade study for a satellite killer spacecraft names withheld massachusetts institute of technology cambridge massachusetts 02139.

Satellite solar array design.

Thus the design of the solar array should comply with not only the power requirement of satellite system but also the input voltage requirement of the solar array regulator. Each starlink spacecraft has a flat panel design with multiple high throughput antennas and a single solar array according to information released in the press kit. The availability of solar energy has encouraged the development of solar cell arrays which are major structural element for providing power generation of many spacecraft. In this paper the design requirements of the solar array for low earth orbit satellites are defined and the means of satisfying these requirements are described.

Solar panels on spacecraft supply power for two main uses. Design for any satellite includes its electrical power needs and the system to supply them. The first step in this process is to find the amount of power that the solar array will provide per square meter in ideal circumstances phi ideal. The configuration of the solar array with respect to the spacecraft.

Solar cell array design must be instituted early in the development of satellite design mission. Power to run the sensors active heating cooling and telemetry. For both uses a key figure of merit of the solar panels is the specific power watts generated divided by solar array mass which indicates on a relative basis how much. Some design examples for different missions and satellite configurations.

Power for spacecraft propulsion electric propulsion sometimes called solar electric propulsion. The satellite power budget starting point for the solar array sizing 6. Solar array design the solar array mass must take into account the battery charging requirements along with load requirements. The target satellite s solar array.

The impact of the power conditioning architecture on the solar array electrical operative point emc considerations.