Title Spacecraft power technologies / A.K. Hyder [and others]

Published London : Imperial College Press ; Singapore ; River Edge, NJ : Distributed by World Scientific, ©2000

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 476 pages) : illustrations Series Space technology ; v. 1 Space technology (London, England) ; v. 1. Contents Intro; CONTENTS; PREFACE; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION; 1. The beginnings; 1.1 The increasing demand for spacecraft electrical power; 1.2 The architecture of a spacecraft; 2. The electrical power system; 2.1 An overview of electrical power systems; 2.2 Electrical power system designs; 2.3 Examples of missions and their electrical power systems; Spartan; Cassini; Magellan; The International Space Station; Galileo; TOPEX/Poseidon; Envisat; 2.4 Spacecraft electrical power technologies; 2.5 An overview of the book; 3. References; CHAPTER 2 ENVIRONMENTAL FACTORS; 1. Introduction 2. Orbital considerations2.1 Orbital elements; 2.2 Eclipse times; 3. The near-Earth space environment; 3.1 The neutral environment; Atmosphere; Gravity; 3.2 The plasma environment; 3.3 The radiation environment; The sun; Electromagnetic radiation; Charged particles; The geomagnetic field; Radiation damage; Susceptibility of semiconductor materials; Degradation of electronics due to total dose; The single-particle event; 3.4 The particulate environment; 4. References; CHAPTER 3 SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Space photovoltaic power systems 1.2 Space power system applications and requirements1.3 Space solar cell and array technology drivers; 2. Solar cell fundamentals; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Basic theory; 3. Space solar cell calibration and performance measurements; 3.1 Calibration techniques; 3.2 Laboratory measurement techniques; 4. Silicon space solar cells; 4.1 Advanced silicon solar cells; 4.2 Radiation damage in silicon solar cells; 5. III-V compound semiconductor solar cells; 5.1 Single junction cells; Efficiency considerations; Radiation damage; 5.2 Multiple junction cells; 6. Thin film solar cells 7. Space solar cell arrays7.1 Space solar array evolution; 7.2 Rigid panel planar solar arrays; 7.3 Flexible, flat panel arrays; 7.4 Concentrator arrays; 7.5 Array environmental interactions; Geosynchronous orbit; Low Earth Orbit; 7.6 Power system design and array sizing; 8. Space thermophotovoltaic power systems; 8.1 TPV system efficiency; 8.2 Solar thermophotovoltaic space power systems; 9. Conclusion; 10. References; CHAPTER 4 CHEMICAL STORAGE AND GENERATION SYSTEMS; 1. Introduction; 2. Inventions; 3. Evolution of batteries in space; 4. Fundamentals of electrochemistry 4.1 Standard electrode potential and free energy4.2 The Nernst equation; 4.3 Capacity and the Faraday relationship; 5. Cell and battery mechanical design; 5.1 Cell design; 5.2 Battery design; 6. Performance metrics; 6.1 Voltage; Open circuit; Voltage during discharge and charge; 6.2 Capacity and energy; 6.3 Specific energy and energy density; 6.4 Life and performance limitations; Effect of rate; Effect of temperature; Depth of discharge; 6.5 Charge control; 6.6 Efficiency and thermal properties; 7. Electrochemical cell types; 7.1 Primary cells; Zinc anode primary cells/batteries Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Space vehicles -- Electric equipment. Space vehicles -- Auxiliary power supply. Electric power systems. Space vehicles spacecraft. Electric power systems Space vehicles Space vehicles -- Auxiliary power supply Space vehicles -- Electric equipment Mechanical Engineering. Engineering & Applied Sciences. Aeronautics Engineering & Astronautics. Form Electronic book Author Hyder, A. K. (Anthony K.) ISBN 1591249937 9781591249931 1860941176 9781860941177

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