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Mission applicability and benefits of thin-film integrated power generation and energy storage
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Hepp, Aloysius F. Hoffman, David Raffaelle, Ryne P. Landis, Geoffrey A. |
| Copyright Year | 2001 |
| Description | This paper discusses the space mission applicability and benefits of a thin-film integrated power generation and energy storage device, i.e., an "Integrated Power Source" or IPS. The characteristics of an IPS that combines thin-film photo-voltaic power generation with thin-film energy storage are described. Mission concepts for a thin-film IPS as a spacecraft main electrical power system, as a decentralized or distributed power source and as an uninterruptible power supply are discussed. For two specific missions, preliminary sizing of an IPS as a main power system is performed and benefits are assessed. IPS developmental challenges that need to be overcome in order to realize the benefits of an IPS are examined. Based on this preliminary assessment, it is concluded that the most likely and beneficial application of an IPS will be as the main power system on a very small "nanosatellite," or in specialized applications serving as a decentralized or distributed power source or uninterruptible power supply. |
| File Size | 793392 |
| Page Count | 12 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20020013362 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9s22xh93 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2001-07-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Spacecraft Propulsion And Power Thin Films Spacecraft Power Supplies Mission Planning Space Missions Photovoltaic Conversion Energy Storage Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
