A government/industry team designed, built, and tested a 2 kWe solar dynamic space power system in a large thermal/vacuum facility with a simulated sun at the NASA Lewis Research Center. The Lewis facility provides an accurate simulation of temperatures, high vacuum, and solar flux as encountered in low earth orbit. This paper reviews the goals and status of the Solar Dynamic (SD) Ground Test Demonstration (GTD) program and describes the initial testing, including both operational and performance data. This SD technology has the potential as a future power source for the International Space Station Alpha.
Initial Results from the Solar Dynamic (Sd) Ground Test Demonstration (GTD) Project at NASA Lewis
1995
9 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Solar Energy , Manned Spacecraft , Environmental tests , International space station , Performance tests , Solar dynamic power systems , Space station power supplies , Thermal vacuum tests , Ground tests , Low earth orbits , Power conditioning , Solar collectors , Solar simulation , Space environment simulation , Temperature control
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