Effect of voltage level on power system design for solar electric propulsion missions

International Solar Energy Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2003, Pages 181-189

  Kerslake, Thomas W ^a  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PHOTOVOLTAIC ARRAY; SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION (SEP) SYSTEMS; THRUSTER PLUMES;

EARTH (PLANET); ELECTRIC BATTERIES; ELECTRIC CURRENTS; ELECTRIC ENERGY STORAGE; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER DISTRIBUTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; FLOW CONTROL; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PRESSURE VESSELS; PROPELLANTS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SPACECRAFT; SUN; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 0346326959     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1115/ISEC2003-44008     Document Type: Conference Paper

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