• DocumentCode
    712
  • Title

    Spacecraft Electrical Power System using Lithium-Ion Capacitors

  • Author

    Uno, Masatoshi ; Tanaka, Kiyoshi

  • Author_Institution
    Inst. of Space & Astronaut. Sci., Japan Aerosp. Exploration Agency, Sagamihara, Japan
  • Volume
    49
  • Issue
    1
  • fYear
    2013
  • fDate
    Jan. 2013
  • Firstpage
    175
  • Lastpage
    188
  • Abstract
    The feasibility of a spacecraft power system using lithium-ion capacitors (LICs) as the energy storage source is analyzed and compared with a system that uses lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). The mass of the LIB- and LIC-based power systems, including photovoltaic (PV) arrays, are compared at various depth of discharge (DoD) levels. The LIC-based system at a deep DoD of 60-80% can be comparable with the LIB-based system at a DoD more shallow than 20% with respect to the system mass.
  • Keywords
    capacitors; energy storage; photovoltaic power systems; power supplies to apparatus; space vehicles; depth of discharge; energy storage source; lithium-ion capacitors; photovoltaic arrays; spacecraft electrical power system; Batteries; Discharges (electric); Low earth orbit satellites; Power systems; Space vehicles; US Department of Defense;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.2013.6404097
  • Filename
    6404097