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Spacecraft power supply evaluation of solar cells, and thermionic energy conversion systems
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Spacecraft power supply evaluation of solar cells, and thermionic energy conversion systems
Interplanetary spacecraft power supply system configurations and solar cell array analysis
High temperature magnetic alloys, dielectric materials, and lightweight capacitor design for advanced spacecraft power supply system
Solar collectors as part of spacecraft power supply system with various electrical conversion methods
High efficiency dc to dc converter regulators for spacecraft power supply
The design techniques, circuit components, fabrication techniques, and past experience used in successful high-voltage power supplies for spacecraft flight systems are described. A discussion of the basic physics of electrical discharges in gases is included and a design rationale for the prevention of electrical discharges is provided. Also included are typical examples of proven spacecraft high-voltage power supplies with typical specifications for design, fabrication, and testing.
On December 3, 1974, Pioneer 11 passed the planet Jupiter at a distance of 42,000 km. The spacecraft is now headed for an encounter with the planet Saturn in September 1979. The prime scientific objectives of the Pioneer 10 and Pioneer 11 missions are discussed along with the spacecraft payload, aspects of spacecraft design, the spacecraft power supply, and details regarding the spacecraft trajectory during the approach to Jupiter.
Test rig and computer program for hydrodynamic journal bearing for spacecraft power supply
Spacecraft power supply system and component reliability, efficiency, weight factors, and electromagnetic compatibility
Suitability of the brayton cycle for low power solar and intermediate power nuclear applications for spacecraft power supplies
Power gain in spacecraft power supply obtained by switching off digital computer system
A brief summary of the mechanical properties of Jupiter is presented along with an organizational outline of the entire JOSE program. Other aspects of the program described include: spacecraft design, mission trajectories, altitude control, propulsion subsystem, on-board power supply, spacecraft structures and environmental design considerations, and telemetry.
Proposed impulsive magnetohydrodynamic device for spacecraft power supplies, using a plasma gun without destructive electrode losses
Power supplies for spacecraft including static and dynamic solar systems, batteries, fuel cells and nuclear systems
The 1990 Johnson Space Center (JSC) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)/American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) Summer Faculty Fellowship Program was conducted by the University of Houston-University Park and Johnson Space Centers (JSC). A compilation of the final reports on the research projects is presented. The following topics are covered: the Space Shuttle; the Space Station; lunar exploration; mars exploration; spacecraft power supplies; mars rover vehicle; mission planning for the Space Exploration Initiative; instrument calibration standards; a lunar oxygen production plant; optical filters for a hybrid vision system; dynamic structural analysis; lunar bases; pharmacodynamics of scopolamine; planetary spacecraft cost modeling; and others.
Electric power subsystem and the solar power supply system of the orbiting astronomical observatory /oao/
Acceptance tests of nickel cadmium secondary cells for spacecraft power supply
Performance prediction on primary hydrogen oxygen fuel cells for spacecraft power supplies