Solar power system analyses for electric propulsion missions

SAE Technical Papers

Volumn , Issue , 1999, Pages

  Kerslake, Thomas W ^a   Gefert, Leon P ^a  

^a NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCEPTUAL DESIGN; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRIC PROPULSION; ENERGY CONVERSION; LIFE SUPPORT SYSTEMS (SPACECRAFT); MARTIAN SURFACE ANALYSIS; NASA; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

AREA PREDICTION; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS (EPS); HUMAN MARS MISSION; MARS EXPLORATION; MISSION ARCHITECTURES; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; ROBOTIC EXPLORATIONS; SOLAR ELECTRIC PROPULSION;

SPACE FLIGHT;

EID: 85072453754     PISSN: 01487191     EISSN: 26883627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-2449     Document Type: Conference Paper

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