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Power Bus Management Techniques for Space Missions in Low Earth Orbit

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  • Luigi Schirone

    (Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Sapienza University of Rome, 00138 Rome, Italy)

  • Matteo Ferrara

    (Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Sapienza University of Rome, 00138 Rome, Italy)

  • Pierpaolo Granello

    (Scuola di Ingegneria Aerospaziale, Sapienza University of Rome, 00138 Rome, Italy)

  • Claudio Paris

    (Centro Ricerche Enrico Fermi, 00184 Rome, Italy)

  • Filippo Pellitteri

    (Dipartimento di Ingegneria, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy)

Abstract

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.

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  • Luigi Schirone & Matteo Ferrara & Pierpaolo Granello & Claudio Paris & Filippo Pellitteri, 2021. "Power Bus Management Techniques for Space Missions in Low Earth Orbit," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(23), pages 1-20, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jeners:v:14:y:2021:i:23:p:7932-:d:688513
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    1. José M. Blanes & José A. Carrasco & Ausiàs Garrigós & David Marroquí & Cristian Torres, 2021. "Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator Parallel Power Processing Control for High Capacitance Solar Arrays," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(2), pages 1-13, January.
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    1. Jeong-Eon Park, 2023. "A Control Algorithm for Tapering Charging of Li-Ion Battery in Geostationary Satellites," Energies, MDPI, vol. 16(15), pages 1-15, July.

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