• DocumentCode
    2209848
  • Title

    A high power high voltage DC/DC converter for space applications

  • Author

    Weinberg, A. ; Schreuders, J.

  • Author_Institution
    EUROPEAN SPACE RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY CENTRE, NOORDWIJK, THE NETHERLANDS
  • fYear
    1985
  • fDate
    24-28 June 1985
  • Firstpage
    317
  • Lastpage
    329
  • Abstract
    The authors intend to present the design details of a modular DC/DC converter used to power the main Anode Supply of a Mercury Ion motor. This motor, the RIT-35 built by M.B.B. Germany, is used as the propulsion unit of a future ASTEROID GRAVITY OPTICAL & RADAR ANALYSIS (AGORA) mission. In this paper it is intended to show the design selected to cope with the high voltage, high power conversion for space applications and the requirement to operate from an unregulated solar array with a voltage excursion of from 150 volts Beginning-of-Mission (BOM) to 240 volts End-of-Mission (EOM).
  • Keywords
    Arrays; Bills of materials; Field effect transistors; Switches; Switching circuits; Topology; Voltage control;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Power Electronics Specialists Conference, 1985 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Toulouse, France
  • ISSN
    0275-9306
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/PESC.1985.7070963
  • Filename
    7070963