Design of the Electrical Power System for the ESTCube-1 Satellite

Autor: Jaanus Kalde, Viljo Allik, M. Pelakauskas, Kaupo Voormansik, Mihkel Pajusalu, K. Zālīte, A. Leitu, Henri Lillmaa, R. Reinumägi, R. Rantsus, Erik Ilbis, Mart Noorma, S. Lätt
Rok vydání: 2012
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Zdroj: Latvian Journal of Physics and Technical Sciences. 49
ISSN: 0868-8257
DOI: 10.2478/v10047-012-0014-4
Popis: In this work, the design of the electrical power system developed for ESTCube-1 – the first Estonian satellite with the first test mission of electric solar wind sail – is presented. The mission is highly energy-intensive, and, since its complexity might lead to many possible failure cases, it requires a very efficient and fault-tolerant solution. The system has been developed from ground up, using only commercial-off-the-shelf components and student workforce. It includes several innovations, which help the system to be more reliable, efficient and controllable than earlier nanosatellite power system designs.
Databáze: OpenAIRE