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NASA NTRS1977

Thermal storage for electric utilities

Applications of the thermal energy storage (TES) principle (storage of sensible heat or latent heat, or heat storage in reversible chemical reactions) in power systems are evaluated. Load leveling behind the meter, load following at conventional thermal power plants, solar thermal power generation, and waste heat utilization are the principal TES applications considered. Specific TES examples discussed include: storage heaters for electric-resistance space heating, air conditioning TES in the form of chilled water or eutectic salt baths, hot water TES, and trans-seasonal storage in heated water in confined aquifers.

Swet, C. J.↗

NASA NTRS1969

Orbital deployment of very long tethered structures

Earth-pointing satellites joined by tether, discussing reel back and drag brake orbital deployment techniques and dynamic behavior

Bush, G. B.↗

NASA NTRS1969

Deployment of a tethered orbiting interferometer

Tethered orbiting interferometer configurations for future Radio Astronomy Explorer satellites, discussing gravitational stabilization and delta launching into orbit as single payload

Swet, C. J.↗