High power space systems which use low dc voltage, high current sources such as thermo-electric generators, will most likely require high voltage conversion for transmission purposes. This study considers the use of the Schwarz resonant converter for use as the basic building block to accomplish this low-to-high voltage conversion for either a dc or an ac spacecraft bus. The Schwarz converter has the important assets of both inherent fault tolerance and resonant operation and parallel operation in modular form is possible. A regulated dc spacecraft bus requires only a single stage converter while a constant frequency ac bus requires a cascaded Schwarz converter configuration. If the power system requires constant output power from the dc generator, then a second converter is required to route unneeded power to a ballast load.


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    Title :

    A study of Schwarz converters for nuclear powered spacecraft


    Additional title:

    Untersuchung von Schwarz-Umrichtern fuer Raumfahrzeuge mit einer Kernenergiequelle


    Contributors:


    Publication date :

    1987


    Size :

    8 Seiten, 8 Bilder, 1 Tabelle, 15 Quellen


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Print


    Language :

    English




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