This paper presents a systems approach to optimization of the size and orbital life of photovoltaic systems via minimizing the nighttime energy demand while maximizing the daytime energy consumption. The Day-Night Management of Load (DANMOE) strategy calls for sizing the system to a pre-selected day/night average load power ratio and operating the spacecraft in orbit within the day and night capacity capability, rather than the conventional single orbital average power capability. Examples for the Space Station and the telecommunication satellites show that the reduction in their specific masses can be substantial using any of the photovoltaic system technologies. The DANMOE scheme may also be used effectively to extend the life of batteries on currently orbiting satellites, and hence prolong their lifetime. The paper also discusses other benefits at the spacecraft level and the method of implementing the DANMOE approach.
A new approach to optimum sizing and in-orbit utilization of spacecraft photovoltaic power systems
Eine neue Naeherung zur Optimierung der Groesse und der orbitalen Lebensdauer von photovoltaischen Energiesystemen fuer die Raumfahrt
Space Power ; 6 , 4 ; 287-298
1986
12 Seiten, 12 Bilder, 5 Tabellen, 4 Quellen
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