As spacecraft electric power requirements increase from watts to hundreds of kilowatts, alternate solar dynamic power generation systems are available that possess significant advantages over the present planar solar array systems (1). The solar dynamic Organic Rankine Cycle (ORC) power conversion system is characterized, for the space station application, as a highly efficient mid-temperature range reliable heat engine that uses solar radiation as its energy source. Sundstrand has been working toward the design and development of an ORC power system for the space station application, including development testing of an RFMD, receiver preliminary design, toluene stability testing, and the preliminary design of a 37.5 kWe ORC power system.


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    Title :

    A solar dynamic ORC power system for space station application


    Additional title:

    Ein solardynamisches ORC-Energieversorgungssystem fuer den Einsatz in der Raumstation


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1985


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 4 Tabellen, 4 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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