Power systems with voltages higher than about 55 volts may charge in Low Earth Orbit (LEO) enough to cause destructive arcing. The NASA 4005 LEO Spacecraft Charging Design Standard will help spacecraft designers prevent arcing and other deleterious effects on LEO spacecraft. The appendices, based on the popular LEO Spacecraft Charging Design Guidelines by Ferguson and Hillard, serve as a useful information handbook to explain and accompany the standard.
NASA 4005: The LEO Spacecraft Charging Design Standard
40th International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit (IECEC) ; 2006 ; San Diego, CA, United States
2006-01-01
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English