A trade study of power system technology for proposed lunar vehicles and services is presented. A variety of solar-based power systems were selected and analyzed for each. The analysis determined the power system mass, volume, and deployed area. A comparison was made between periodic refueling/recharging systems and onboard power systems to determine the most practical system. The trade study concluded that the power system significantly impacts the physical characteristics of the vehicle. The refueling/recharging systems were lighter and more compact, but dependent on availability of established lunar base infrastructure. Onboard power systems pay a mass penalty for being fully developed systems.


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    Title :

    SEI rover solar-electrochemical power system options


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    IECEC ''91: Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference ; 1991 ; Boston, MA, United States


    Publication date :

    1991-01-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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