POWER SUBSYSTEMS FOR APPLICATION TO A MILITARY COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE.

Abstract

The report presents a study of power subsystems which are capable of application to a military communications satellite. Included are a survey of the power subsystems applicable to the stated mission, analysis of those subsystems which indicate potential, and comparison of the performance of the subsystems with a rather limiting set of constraints arising from the consideration of the mission. The major conclusions of the study are that every effort should be made to keep the power requirements small and that the prime candidates for application to a military communications satellite are: (1) photovoltaic, (2) isotope thermoelectric (Cm244), (3) isotope thermoionic (Cm244), and (4) panel-mounted solar thermoelectrics. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1965
Accession Number
AD0476270

Entities

People

  • Gene B. Stafford

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Communication Systems
  • Military Communications
  • Space Systems

Readers

  • Software Engineering
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites