Title :
Buck Boost Regulator (B2R) for spacecraft Solar Array Power conversion
Author :
Mourra, Olivier ; Fernandez, Arturo ; Tonicello, Ferdinando
Author_Institution :
ESTEC, Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands
Abstract :
Solar Array Regulators (SAR) in a satellite Power Conditioning Unit (PCU) are implemented to transfer the power during sunlight from the solar arrays to the power bus. The objective of this paper is to present how Buck Boost Regulators (B2R) could be used as Step-Up, Direct Energy Transfer and Step-Down Solar Array Regulators. Control circuitries of a new kind are introduced for regulated and unregulated buses, illustrated by practical results demonstrating that such regulators can be used in satellite power systems.
Keywords :
aircraft power systems; artificial satellites; direct energy conversion; power conversion; power convertors; solar power; buck boost regulator; direct energy transfer; satellite power conditioning unit; satellite power systems; spacecraft solar array power conversion; step-down solar array regulators; AC motors; Control systems; Helium; Pulse width modulation inverters; Regulators; Space vector pulse width modulation; Stator windings; Switches; Synchronous motors; Voltage control;
Conference_Titel :
Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC), 2010 Twenty-Fifth Annual IEEE
Conference_Location :
Palm Springs, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4782-4
Electronic_ISBN :
1048-2334
DOI :
10.1109/APEC.2010.5433399