Design and On-Orbit Verification of EPS for the World’s First 12U Polarized Light Detection CubeSat

Zhou, Jun; Yu, Xiaozhou

doi:10.1007/s42405-018-0059-6

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“…[2] Among these renewable energy resources, solar energy offers a promising solution to the world's energy needs due to its free availability, clean behavior, and unlimited quantity. [3] For these reasons, photovoltaic (PV) systems are now widely used in diverse applications, such as solar battery charging, [4][5][6] solar water pumping, [7] electric vehicle power systems, [8] nanosatellite power systems, [9] and even robotic power systems. [10] Although PV systems have several advantages as mentioned previously, they also have some disadvantages, such as low PV power conversion efficiencies and high installation costs.…”

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A New Design and Embedded Implementation of a Low‐Cost Maximum Power Point Tracking Charge Controller for Stand‐Alone Photovoltaic Systems

Chtita,

Motahhir,

El Ghzizal

2024

Energy Tech

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This article presents a low‐cost maximum power point tracking (MPPT) charge controller designed to efficiently charge solar batteries using a simple and robust MPPT method, while providing protection against over‐currents and over‐voltages. The proposed MPPT approach utilizes a modified Incremental Conductance (INC) algorithm adapted to low‐cost embedded controllers, as it avoids all the mathematical division calculations typically used in the conventional INC algorithm. It also introduces a modified step size based only on photovoltaic (PV) power change to enhance tracking accuracy and convergence speed. Furthermore, to reduce the stress and switching losses of DC–DC converter, a feedback control with two proportional and integral (PI) compensators is also used to control both the PV voltage and to protect the battery from over‐currents using PV power limitation technique. Simulation results, carried out under MATLAB/Simulink, demonstrate the good performance of the proposed control scheme regarding any variations in atmospheric conditions, both for the MPPT control and for the battery charge control. Finally, a processor‐in‐the‐loop (PIL) test using a low‐cost Arduino MKR ZERO board is also performed to verify the hardware implementation of the proposed method. PIL results are in totally accordance with MATLAB/Simulink simulation results, which further proves the effectiveness of the proposed method.

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A New Design and Embedded Implementation of a Low‐Cost Maximum Power Point Tracking Charge Controller for Stand‐Alone Photovoltaic Systems

Chtita,

Motahhir,

El Ghzizal

2024

Energy Tech

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“…For this, the number of solar cells and their arrangement, in series or parallel connections, must be determined to satisfy the power requirements [10]. Usually, various solar arrays of different sizes and arrangements are used in a single satellite [11][12][13]. Another design approach is using one large solar array providing most of the power [14].…”

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Solar Module Integrated Converters as Power Generator in Small Spacecrafts: Design and Verification Approach

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As small satellites are becoming more widespread for new businesses and applications, the development time, failure rate and cost of the spacecraft must be reduced. One of the systems with the highest cost and the most frequent failure in the satellite is the Electrical Power System (EPS). One approach to achieve rapid development times while reducing the cost and failure rate is using scalable modules. We propose a solar module integrated converter (SMIC) and its verification process as a key component for power generation in EPS. SMIC integrates the solar array, its regulators and the telemetry acquisition unit. This paper details the design and verification process of the SMIC and presents the in-orbit results of 12 SMICs used in Ten-Koh satellite, which was developed in less than 1.5 years. The in-orbit data received since the launch reveal that solar module withstands not only the launching environment of H-IIA rocket but also more than 1500 orbits in LEO. The modular approach allowed the design, implementation and qualification of only one module, followed by manufacturing and integration of 12 subsequent flight units. The approach with the solar module can be followed in other components of the EPS such as battery and power regulators.

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Geothermal Energy

Hossain

2021

Global Sustainability in Energy, Building, Infrastructure, Transportation, and Water Technology

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Design and On-Orbit Verification of EPS for the World’s First 12U Polarized Light Detection CubeSat

Cited by 9 publications

References 16 publications

A New Design and Embedded Implementation of a Low‐Cost Maximum Power Point Tracking Charge Controller for Stand‐Alone Photovoltaic Systems

A New Design and Embedded Implementation of a Low‐Cost Maximum Power Point Tracking Charge Controller for Stand‐Alone Photovoltaic Systems

Solar Module Integrated Converters as Power Generator in Small Spacecrafts: Design and Verification Approach

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