Flywheel Energy Storage Systems represent an exciting alternative to traditional battery storage systems used to power satellites during periods of eclipse. The increasing demand for reliable communication and data access is driving explosive growth in the number of satellite systems being developed as well as their performance requirements. Power-on orbit is the key to this performance, and batteries are becoming increasingly unattractive as an energy storage media. Flywheel systems offer very attractive characteristics for both energy storage, in terms of energy density and the number of charge/discharge cycles, and the important side benefit of spacecraft attitude control.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft energy storage systems


    Contributors:
    Ginter, S. (author) / Gisler, G. (author) / Hanks, J. (author) / Havenhill, D. (author) / Robinson, W. (author) / Spina, L. (author)


    Publication date :

    1998-05-01


    Size :

    652004 byte




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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