The Solar Dynamic (SD) Ground Test Demonstration (GTD) program demonstrates the availability of SD technologies in a simulated space environment at the NASA Lewis Research Center (LERC) vacuum facility. Data from the SD GTD program will be provided to the joint U.S. and Russian team which is currently designing a 2 kW SD flight demonstration power system. This SD technology has the potential as a future power source for the International Space Station. This paper reviews the goals and status of the SD GTD program. A description of the SD GTD system includes key design features of the system, subsystems and components.
Overview of the Solar Dynamic Ground Test Demonstration Program at the NASA Lewis Research Center
1995
9 pages
Report
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Englisch
Manned Spacecraft , Solar Energy , Energy transfer , Ground tests , Solar dynamic power systems , Space environment simulation , Space station power supplies , Ac generators , Energy storage , International space station , Power conditioning , Solar collectors , Solar simulators , Turbocompressors , Waste heat