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ATI's Spacecraft Power Systems course
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Summary:
This two-day course covers the requirements-driven design principles of the spacecraft power subsystem and its major components. Power source section evaluates available and future technologies in power generation, with a focus on photovoltaic technologies. Energy storage section evaluates available and future storage technologies with a focus on battery technologies. Course cites multiple real-life examples to illustrate the relevancy of the presented material.
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Course Outline:
Day 1:
- Introduction to Space Power Systems Design. Power System overview with focus on the origin of design-driving requirements, technical disciplines, and sub-system interactions.
- Environmental Effects. Definition of the environmental considerations in the design of power systems including radiation, temperature, UV exposure, and insolation.
- Orbital Considerations. Basic orbit geometries and calculations for common orbits. Calculation of illumination profiles including effects of spacecraft geometries.
- Power Sources: Solar cell technologies and basic physics of operation including electrical characteristics and environmental susceptibility. Solar panel design, fabrication, and test considerations.
Day 2:
- Energy Storage: Battery technologies, and flight-readiness of each. Battery selection and sizing characteristics. Battery voltage profiles, charge/discharge characteristics, and charging methods. Special battery handling considerations. Alternative storage technologies include fuel cell technologies, and fly-wheels.
- Power System Architectures: System architecture and regulation options including direct energy transfer, peak-power tracking, and hybrid architectures. System level interactions and trade-offs.
- Design Example: Sample power system concept design of a LEO mission including selection and sizing of batteries, solar arrays. Focus on real-life trade-offs impacting cost, schedule, and other spacecraft activities and designs.
Tuition:
Tuition for this two-day course is $940 per person at one of our scheduled public courses. Onsite pricing is available. Please call us at 410-956-8805 or send an email to ati@ATIcourses.com.
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