Design, verification and testing of the International Space Station photovoltaic radiator

Author

Fleming, Mike ; Flores, Robert ; Stoyack, Joe

Author_Institution

Lockheed Martin Vought Syst., Dallas, TX, USA

Volume

1

fYear

1997

fDate

27 Jul-1 Aug 1997

Firstpage

520

Abstract

The photovoltaic radiator (PVR) is designed to reject the waste heat of the PV power generation and storage system. The requirement has been added to provide heat rejection for the Early External Active Thermal Control System to support the Assured Early Research phase of the International Space Station (ISS) Mission. The new requirement has resulted in the reanalysis and some redesign of the hardware. In addition, the new use of the PVR hardware has resulted in a significantly earlier launch date. This paper describes the PVR design with emphasis on the design changes made to incorporate the new mission requirements. The verification methods are discussed and the results of analysis and testing accomplished to date are summarized

Keywords

aerospace testing; artificial satellites; cooling; heat radiation; heat sinks; photovoltaic power systems; space vehicle power plants; International Space Station; PV power generation system; PV power storage system; design; photovoltaic radiator; testing; verification; waste heat rejection; Acoustic testing; Aluminum; Assembly; Control systems; Hardware; International Space Station; Photovoltaic systems; Solar power generation; System testing; Thermal conductivity;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety

Conference_Location

Honolulu, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-4515-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1997.659244

Filename

659244