Power bus management techniques for space missions in low earth orbit

L Schirone, M Ferrara, P Granello, C Paris, F Pellitteri - Energies, 2021 - mdpi.com
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 …

Issues on solar-generator interfacing with current-fed MPP-tracking converters

T Suntio, J Leppäaho, J Huusari… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The large-scale harvesting of solar energy is an important action to decelerate the observed
climate changes. Reliably operating solar-energy systems composing of solar arrays and …

New electrical power supply system for all-electric propulsion spacecraft

M Fu, D Zhang, T Li - IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper proposes a novel electrical power supply system architecture (power
conditioning and processing unit, PCPU) for high-power all-electric propulsion spacecraft …

High-efficiency regulation method for a zero-current and zero-voltage current-fed push–pull converter

JM Blanes, A Garrigos, JA Carrasco… - IEEE transactions on …, 2010 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A new high-efficiency regulation method for a zero-current and zero-voltage current-fed
push-pull converter is presented. The method proposed is based on the use of a controlled …

Issues on solar-generator interfacing with voltage-fed MPP-tracking converters

T Suntio, J Huusari, J Leppäaho - EPE Journal, 2010 - Taylor & Francis
The large-scale harvesting of solar energy is an important action to decelerate the observed
climate changes and ensuring the availability of energy also in the future. Reliably operating …

Two-stage MPPT power regulator for satellite electrical propulsion system

JM Blanes, A Garrigos, JA Carrasco… - … on Aerospace and …, 2011 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A novel DC-DC power converter has been developed to fulfill the requirements of a solar
electrical propulsion module. The maximum power point tracker solar array regulator is …

Solar array regulation for high-voltage satellite power bus

A Garrigós, C Orts, D Marroqui… - 2022 IEEE Energy …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work proposes a solar array regulation technique for high-voltage power bus based on
zero-voltage, zero-current power switching cells controlled in a sequential manner to …

Overview of architectures for satellite's regulated bus power system

Z Hong-yu, Z Bo-wen, Z Dong-lai - 2020 IEEE 1st China …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The power supply subsystem of satellite is the core constant, throughout the whole flight
stage. The solar array-battery power system is the main selection for the regulated bus …

New high power/high voltage battery-free bus for electrical propulsion in satellites

E Maset, E Sanchis-Kilders, JB Ejea… - 2007 IEEE Power …, 2007 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper a solution for the power conditioning and distribution unit (PCDU) of the solar
electric propulsion module (SEPM) is proposed. The electronic propulsion system is made …

Research of S3MPR Engineering Application on Space Power Sources

Z Lin, W Xie, M Dong, J Lan - 2020 IEEE 4th Information …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This paper presents a Sequential Switching Shunt Maximum Power Regulator (S 3 MPR).
The S 3 MPR topology is evolved from the traditional Sequential Switching Shunt Regulator …