Two-Stage MPPT Power Regulator for Satellite Electrical Propulsion System

Author

Blanes, José M. ; Garrigós, Ausias ; Carrasco, José A. ; Weinberg, Alan H. ; Maset, Enrique ; Sanchis-kilders, Esteban ; Ejea, Juan B. ; Ferreres, Agustín

Author_Institution

Area de Tecnolog´´a Electron., Univ. Miguel Hernandez de Elche, Elche, Spain

Volume

47

Issue

3

fYear

2011

fDate

7/1/2011 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1617

Lastpage

1630

Abstract

A novel DC-DC power converter has been developed to fulfill the requirements of a solar electrical propulsion module. The maximum power point tracker solar array regulator is divided into two series converters; a direct-energy transfer (DET) regulator and a secondary step-up converter. The DET regulator creates an unregulated maximum power point bus and the secondary converter regulates to a 100-V bus. The purpose of this paper is to describe the solution with a specific design and experimental results.

Keywords

aerospace propulsion; aircraft power systems; electric propulsion; maximum power point trackers; solar power satellites; DC-DC power converter; direct-energy transfer regulator; maximum power point tracker; satellite electrical propulsion system; secondary step-up converter; solar array regulator; solar electrical propulsion module; two-stage MPPT power regulator; voltage 100 V; Arrays; Impedance; Propulsion; Prototypes; Regulators; Switches; Voltage control;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9251

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TAES.2011.5937254

Filename

5937254