Title :
Power and pyro subsystems for Mars Pathfinder
Author :
Shirbacheh, Mike
Author_Institution :
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
fDate :
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Abstract :
The power and pyro subsystem (PPS) for the Mars Pathfinder was designed to support the spacecraft activities during launch, cruise, entry and landing and Mars operation phases of the mission. The key design constraints were cost, volume and mass. The PPS consists of solar arrays, batteries and power electronics. This paper describes the Mars pathfinder mission, key requirements on the PPS, the PPS system architecture and a description of each element of the PPS system
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; secondary cells; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; space vehicles; Mars Pathfinder; PPS system architecture; design constraints; mission overview; power and pyro subsystem; power electronics; secondary batteries; solar arrays; space power; Atmosphere; Costs; Instruments; Laboratories; Mars; Planets; Propulsion; Remote sensing; Space technology; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4515-0
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1997.658215
