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Power Bus Management Techniques for Space Missions in Low Earth Orbit
Claudio ParisPierpaolo GranelloMatteo FerraraLuigi SchironeFilippo Pellitterisubject
TechnologyControl and OptimizationMaximum power principlesequential switching shunt regulation (S3R)BusbarComputer scienceEnergy Engineering and Power TechnologySettore ING-IND/32 - Convertitori Macchine E Azionamenti ElettriciBattery charge/discharge regulation module Maximum power point tracking (MPPT) Power conversion unit Satellite power sources Sequential switching shunt regulation (S3R) Solar array regulation moduleSpace explorationMaximum power point trackingmaximum power point tracking (MPPT)Electronic engineeringbattery charge/discharge regulation modulepower conversion unitMaximum power transfer theoremElectrical and Electronic EngineeringEngineering (miscellaneous)Renewable Energy Sustainability and the EnvironmentTPhotovoltaic systemBreadboardPower (physics)solar array regulation modulesatellite power sourcessatellite power sources; solar array regulation module; battery charge/discharge regulation module; maximum power point tracking (MPPT); sequential switching shunt regulation (S3R); power conversion unitAstrophysics::Earth and Planetary AstrophysicsEnergy (miscellaneous)sequential switching shunt regulation (S<sup>3</sup>R)description
In space vehicles, the typical configurations for the Solar Array Power Regulators in charge of managing power transfer from the solar array to the power bus are quite different from the corresponding devices in use for terrestrial applications. A thorough analysis is reported for the most popular approaches, namely Sequential Switching Shunt Regulation and parallel-input Pulse Width Modulated converters with Maximum Power Point Tracking. Their performance is compared with reference to a typical mission in low Earth orbit, highlighting the respective strengths and weaknesses. A novel solar array managing technique, the Sequential Maximum Power Tracking, is also introduced in the trade-off and was demonstrated able to boost energy harvesting, especially in the presence of mismatching in the solar array. It also can achieve top levels of reliability using a rather simple control hardware. Its operation was verified both by a Matlab–Simulink model and by an experimental breadboard.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-11-01 |