Spacecraft energy storage systems

Author

Robinson, Wade

Author_Institution

SatCon Technol. Corp., Cambridge, MA

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

14-18 Jul 1997

Firstpage

609

Abstract

Flywheel Energy Storage Systems represent an exciting alternative to traditional battery storage systems used to power satellites during periods of eclipse. The increasing demand for reliable communication and data access is driving explosive growth in the number of satellite systems being developed as well as their performance requirements. Power on orbit is the key to this performance, and batteries are becoming increasingly unattractive as an energy storage media. Flywheel systems offer very attractive characteristics for both energy storage, in terms of energy density and the number of charge/discharge cycles, and the important side benefit of spacecraft attitude control

Keywords

artificial satellites; attitude control; energy storage; flywheels; machine bearings; power control; power supplies to apparatus; space vehicle power plants; attitude control; charge/discharge cycles; eclipse; energy density; energy storage; flywheel systems; magnetic bearings; performance requirements; satellites; spacecraft attitude control; spacecraft energy storage; Aerospace electronics; Artificial satellites; Batteries; Energy storage; Flywheels; Magnetic levitation; Power control; Space technology; Space vehicles; Temperature distribution;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Aerospace and Electronics Conference, 1997. NAECON 1997., Proceedings of the IEEE 1997 National

Conference_Location

Dayton, OH

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3725-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/NAECON.1997.622706

Filename

622706