Concepts considered involve continuous operation during lunar day and night, and intermittent operation during lunar day and nonoperation with minimum survival power during lunar night; applicable power systems are compared on basis of power requirements and power profiles; for first concept radioisotope thermoelectric generator (RTG) system sized for peak power demand is selected; system for second concept consists of solar cells to furnish average power during lunar day, battery to furnish peak power, and RTG to furnish survival power during lunar night; for 100-lb vehicle, power systems would weigh 39 and 30 lb, respectively.
Power systems for unmanned lunar roving vehicle
J Spacecraft Rockets
Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets ; 3 , n 9
1966
5 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Englisch
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