A SOLAR CELL AND HEATER SYSTEM TO REDUCE THE TEMPERATURE VARIATION OF UNITS IN A SPACECRAFT

Abstract

A simple semi-active system is described which will improve the thermal performance of some spacecraft employing an otherwise passive system of thermal control. This involves the use of a small array of solar cells to provide power to a resistor in a unit which may otherwise run too cold in some attitudes.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1967
Accession Number
AD0669854

Entities

People

  • E. C. Semple

Organizations

  • Royal Aircraft Establishment

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cells
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Dissipation
  • Heat Flux
  • Heat Transfer
  • Insulation
  • Power Supplies
  • Radiation
  • Recording Systems
  • Resistors
  • Solar Cells
  • Spacecraft
  • Sunlight
  • Surfaces
  • Tape Recorders
  • Temperature Gradients

Fields of Study

  • Engineering
  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Robotics and Automation.
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers