OSTI OAI (U.S. Department of Energy Office of Scientific and Technical Information) · 1991 · 32 citations · 0 references
EngineeringAerospace EngineeringElectrical EngineeringEnergy SystemsPropulsionSpacecraft DesignEnergy StorageMission RequirementsPower System DesignPower SystemsSpace ExplorationSystems Engineering For SpacecraftEnergy Storage TechnologiesPower GenerationPower Subsystem DesignPower System ConfigurationPower System IntegrationRadiogenic Isotope SystemsSpace Power SystemsSpacecraft Power Systems
To support the Space Exploration Initiative (SEI), a study was performed to investigate power system alternatives for the rover vehicles and servicers that were subsequently generated for each of these rovers and servicers, candidate power sources incorporating various power generation and energy storage technologies were identified. The technologies were those believed most appropriate to the SEI missions, and included solar, electrochemical, and isotope systems. The candidates were characterized with respect to system mass, deployed area, and volume. For each of the missions a preliminary selection was made. Results of this study depict the available power sources in light of mission requirements as they are currently defined.