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Solar and wind exergy potentials for Mars

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  • Delgado-Bonal, Alfonso
  • Martín-Torres, F. Javier
  • Vázquez-Martín, Sandra
  • Zorzano, María-Paz

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The energy requirements of the planetary exploration spacecrafts constrain the lifetime of the missions, their mobility and capabilities, and the number of instruments onboard. They are limiting factors in planetary exploration. Several missions to the surface of Mars have proven the feasibility and success of solar panels as energy source. The analysis of the exergy efficiency of the solar radiation has been carried out successfully on Earth, however, to date, there is not an extensive research regarding the thermodynamic exergy efficiency of in-situ renewable energy sources on Mars. In this paper, we analyse the obtainable energy (exergy) from solar radiation under Martian conditions. For this analysis we have used the surface environmental variables on Mars measured in-situ by the Rover Environmental Monitoring Station onboard the Curiosity rover and from satellite by the Thermal Emission Spectrometer instrument onboard the Mars Global Surveyor satellite mission. We evaluate the exergy efficiency from solar radiation on a global spatial scale using orbital data for a Martian year; and in a one single location in Mars (the Gale crater) but with an appreciable temporal resolution (1 h). Also, we analyse the wind energy as an alternative source of energy for Mars exploration and compare the results with those obtained on Earth. We study the viability of solar and wind energy station for the future exploration of Mars, showing that a small square solar cell of 0.30 m length could maintain a meteorological station on Mars. We conclude that the low density of the atmosphere of Mars is responsible of the low thermal exergy efficiency of solar panels. It also makes the use of wind energy uneffective. Finally, we provide insights for the development of new solar cells on Mars.

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  • Delgado-Bonal, Alfonso & Martín-Torres, F. Javier & Vázquez-Martín, Sandra & Zorzano, María-Paz, 2016. "Solar and wind exergy potentials for Mars," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 102(C), pages 550-558.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:102:y:2016:i:c:p:550-558
    DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2016.02.110
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