Download or read book Progress in Spacecraft Electric Power System Technologies for Deep Space Missions written by C. Perry Bankston and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Advanced Power Sources for Space Missions written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 1989-02-01 with total page 155 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Star Wars"â€"as the Strategic Defense Initiative (SDI) is dubbedâ€"will require reliable sources of immense amounts of energy to power such advanced weapons as lasers and particle beams. Are such power sources available? This study says no, not yetâ€"and points the way toward the kind of energy research and development that is needed to power SDI. Advanced Power Sources for Space Missions presents a comprehensive and objective view of SDI's unprecedented power requirements and the opportunities we have to meet them in a cost-effective manner.
Download or read book Spacecraft Power Technologies written by and published by World Scientific Publishing Company. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 476 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spacecraft Power Technologies is the first comprehensive text devoted to the technologies critical to the development of spacecraft electrical power systems. The science and engineering of solar, chemical, and nuclear systems are fully examined together with the constraints imposed by the space and thermal environments in which the systems must operate. Details of present technology and the history that led to the current state-of-the-art are presented at a level appropriate for the student as a textbook or the practicing engineer as a reference.
Download or read book NASA Space Technology Roadmaps and Priorities written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2012-06-07 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NASA's Office of the Chief Technologist (OCT) has begun to rebuild the advanced space technology program in the agency with plans laid out in 14 draft technology roadmaps. It has been years since NASA has had a vigorous, broad-based program in advanced space technology development and its technology base has been largely depleted. However, success in executing future NASA space missions will depend on advanced technology developments that should already be underway. Reaching out to involve the external technical community, the National Research Council (NRC) considered the 14 draft technology roadmaps prepared by OCT and ranked the top technical challenges and highest priority technologies that NASA should emphasize in the next 5 years. This report provides specific guidance and recommendations on how the effectiveness of the technology development program managed by OCT can be enhanced in the face of scarce resources.
Download or read book Spacecraft Power System Technologies written by Qi Chen and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book provides an introduction to the main design principles, methods, procedures, and development trends in spacecraft power systems. It is divided into nine chapters, the first of which covers the classification and main components of primary power system design and power distribution system design. In turn, Chapters 2 to 4 focus on the spacecraft power system design experience and review the latest typical design cases concerning spacecraft power systems in China. More specifically, these chapters also introduce readers to the topological structure and key technologies used in spacecraft power systems. Chapters 5 to 7 address power system reliability and safety design, risk analysis and control, and in-orbit management in China’s spacecraft engineering projects. The book’s closing chapters provide essential information on new power systems and technologies, such as space nuclear power, micro- and nano-satellite power systems, and space energy interconnection systems. An outlook on future development trends rounds out the coverage.
Download or read book Enabling the Space Exploration Initiative written by Gary L. Bennett and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enhancing Space Transportation The NASA Program to Develop Electric Propulsion written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Enhancing Space Transportation the NASA Program to Develop Electric Propulsion written by and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Standard Electrical Power Systems for Unmanned Spacecraft written by American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics and published by AIAA (American Institute of Aeronautics & Astronautics). This book was released on 2007 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This document, when followed in its entirety, will yield a robust EPS design suitable for very high-reliability space missions. This document specifies general design practices and sets minimum verification and validation requirements for power systems of unmanned spacecraft. The focus of the document is on earth orbiting satellites using traditional photovoltaic/battery power, but does not exclude other primary power generation and storage methods. This document does not address specific launch vehicle requirements however much of the design philosophy used here is applicable to launch vehicle power systems.
Download or read book The Sun to the Earth and Beyond written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2003-12-17 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume, The Sun to the Earth-and Beyond: Panel Reports, is a compilation of the reports from five National Research Council (NRC) panels convened as part of a survey in solar and space physics for the period 2003-2013. The NRC's Space Studies Board and its Committee on Solar and Space Physics organized the study. Overall direction for the survey was provided by the Solar and Space Physics Survey Committee, whose report, The Sun to the Earth-and Beyond: A Decadal Research Strategy in Solar and Space Physics, was delivered to the study sponsors in prepublication format in August 2002. The final version of that report was published in June 2003. The panel reports provide both a detailed rationale for the survey committee's recommendations and an expansive view of the numerous opportunities that exist for a robust program of exploration in solar and space physics.
Download or read book Performance of Solar Electric Powered Deep Space Missions Using Hall Thruster Propulsion written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-06-04 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Power limited, low-thrust trajectories were assessed for missions to Jupiter, Saturn, and Neptune utilizing a single Venus Gravity Assist (VGA) and a primary propulsion system based on either a 3-kW high voltage Hall thruster, of the type being developed by the NASA In-Space Propulsion Technology Program, or an 8-kW variant of this thruster. These Hall thrusters operate with specific impulses below 3,000 seconds. A trade study was conducted to examine mission parameters that include: net delivered mass (NDM), beginning-of-life (BOL) solar array power, heliocentric transfer time, required launch vehicle, number of operating thrusters, and throttle profile. The top performing spacecraft configuration was defined to be the one that delivered the highest mass for a range of transfer times. In order to evaluate the potential future benefit of using next generation Hall thrusters as the primary propulsion system, comparisons were made with the advanced state-of-the-art (ASOA), 7-kW, 4,100 second NASA's Evolutionary Xenon Thruster (NEXT) for the same mission scenarios. For the BOL array powers considered in this study (less than 30 kW), the results show that the performance of the Hall thrusters, relative to NEXT, is largely dependant on the performance capability of the launch vehicle, and that at least a 10 percent performance gain, equating to at least an additional 200 kg dry mass at each target planet, is achieved over the higher specific impulse NEXT when launched on an Atlas 551.Witzberger, Kevin E. and Manzella, DavidGlenn Research CenterHALL THRUSTERS; SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION; DEEP SPACE 1 MISSION; SPACECRAFT CONFIGURATIONS; NASA SPACE PROGRAMS; SOLAR ARRAYS; POWER CONDITIONING; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; SPECIFIC IMPULSE; HIGH VOLTAGES; NEPTUNE (PLANET); SATURN (PLANET); LAUNCH VEHICLES
Download or read book NASA GRC Technology Development Project for a Stirling Radioisotope Power System written by Lanny G. Thieme and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Space Technology for the New Century written by Committee on Advanced Space Technology and published by National Academies. This book was released on 1998-02-10 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book In Space Propulsion written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the world of flight enters its second century, in-space propulsion nears the end of its first 50 years. The field is progressing rapidly, with a diversification of propulsion technologies that enable space missions that were previously untenable. This paper will summarize the state of the art and current development efforts for the major classes of spacecraft propulsion: chemical, electric, and solar thermal. Chemical propulsion systems remain the backbone of spacecraft architectures. Work continues to improve the performance, storability, and environmental friendliness of liquid monopropellant, bipropellant, cold gas, and gel systems for orbital insertion, stationkeeping, orbital maneuvering, and attitude control. Electric propulsion, once the "technology of tomorrow" has entered the mainstream of in-space propulsion, establishing operability for stationkeeping and orbital insertion and being baselined for next generation scientific deep space and interferometry missions. Research efforts are now concentrated primarily on expanding the applicable power range for electric propulsion systems in order to enable large orbit transfer vehicle applications and micro/nano spacecraft propulsion systems. Solar thermal propulsion is also discussed. A comprehensive research and development effort is ongoing in the United States and Europe in industrial, academic, and national laboratory settings to advance the state of the art for spacecraft propulsion systems. Apart from technological developments in these various fields, the economic pressure on both commercial and scientific missions is increasing and customers require an industrialization of space businesses. Improvements in these areas have been achieved within the Astrium EUROSTAR and Alcatel SPACEBUS series.
Download or read book Electrical Power Generation Systems for Space Applications written by United States. National Aeronautics and Space Administration and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Technologies for Deep Space Exploration written by Zezhou Sun and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-08-14 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book offers readers essential insights into system design for deep space probes and describes key aspects such as system design, orbit design, telecommunication, GNC, thermal control, propulsion, aerobraking and scientific payload. Each chapter includes the basic principles, requirements analysis, procedures, equations and diagrams, as well as practical examples that will help readers to understand the research on each technology and the major concerns when it comes to developing deep space probes. An excellent reference resource for researchers and engineers interested in deep space exploration, it can also serve as a textbook for university students and those at institutes involved in aerospace.
Download or read book Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion written by Dan M. Goebel and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 528 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout most of the twentieth century, electric propulsion was considered the technology of the future. Now, the future has arrived. This important new book explains the fundamentals of electric propulsion for spacecraft and describes in detail the physics and characteristics of the two major electric thrusters in use today, ion and Hall thrusters. The authors provide an introduction to plasma physics in order to allow readers to understand the models and derivations used in determining electric thruster performance. They then go on to present detailed explanations of: Thruster principles Ion thruster plasma generators and accelerator grids Hollow cathodes Hall thrusters Ion and Hall thruster plumes Flight ion and Hall thrusters Based largely on research and development performed at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) and complemented with scores of tables, figures, homework problems, and references, Fundamentals of Electric Propulsion: Ion and Hall Thrusters is an indispensable textbook for advanced undergraduate and graduate students who are preparing to enter the aerospace industry. It also serves as an equally valuable resource for professional engineers already at work in the field.
