Sixteen thermionic converters were fabricated for the Engine Ground Demonstration (EGD) tests of the Integrated Solar Upper Stage (ISUS). EGD power generation tests mapped the array performance under simulated semi-synchronous orbit conditions. Results from these tests have been reported elsewhere. This paper describes converter development and the manufacturing techniques used to ensure good performance, reliability and minimum unit-to-unit variations.


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    Title :

    Thermionic converters for ground demonstration testing



    Conference:

    Space technology and applications international forum - 1998 ; 1998 ; Albuquerque,New Mexico (USA)


    Published in:

    AIP Conference Proceedings ; 420 , 1 ; 359-363


    Publication date :

    1998-01-15


    Size :

    5 pages





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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