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Effects of solar array shadowing on the power capability of the interim control module
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hojnicki, Jeffrey S. Fincannon Sr., James Garner, James Christopher |
| Copyright Year | 1999 |
| Description | The Interim Control Module (ICM) is being built by the US Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) for NASA as a propulsion module for the International Space Station (ISS). Originally developed as a spinning spacecraft used to move payloads to their final orbit, for ISS, the ICM will be in a fixed orientation and location for long periods resulting in substantial solar panel shadowing. This paper describes the methods used to determine the incident energy incident energy on the ICM solar panels and the power capability of the electric power system (EPS). Applying this methodology has resulted in analyses and assessments used to identify ICM early design changes/options, placement and orientations that enable successful operation of the EPS under a wide variety of anticipated conditions. |
| File Size | 959280 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19990063832 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t5s809p74 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1999-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Shadows Energy Budgets International Space Station Solar Arrays Solar Energy Propulsion Computerized Simulation Design Analysis Payloads Loads Forces Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
