48th AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference &Amp;amp; Exhibit 2012
DOI: 10.2514/6.2012-3715
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Phase-Change Thermal Energy Storage and Conversion: Development and Analysis for Solar Thermal Propulsion

Abstract: Solar thermal propulsion offers a unique combination of high thrust and high specific impulse that can provide competitive advantages relative to traditional satellite propulsion systems. Enhancing the functionality of this technology will require a robust thermal energy storage method that can be combined with a means of thermal-to-electric conversion (i.e. thermophotovoltaic cells). This combination creates a high performance dual mode power and propulsion system that can eliminate the traditional photovolta… Show more

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“…The performance of the proposed bi-modal system has been evaluated and has been shown to be advantageous potentially providing up to 60% more ∆V than a similarly sized monopropellant chemical system when using an advanced boron-based configuration. 5 Unlike previous STP development efforts targeting large scale spacecraft, the microsatellite platform amplifies the benefits of an STP system. The proposed scale is below the range of bi-propellant systems and is unable to generate sufficient electrical power for high thrust electric propulsion.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The performance of the proposed bi-modal system has been evaluated and has been shown to be advantageous potentially providing up to 60% more ∆V than a similarly sized monopropellant chemical system when using an advanced boron-based configuration. 5 Unlike previous STP development efforts targeting large scale spacecraft, the microsatellite platform amplifies the benefits of an STP system. The proposed scale is below the range of bi-propellant systems and is unable to generate sufficient electrical power for high thrust electric propulsion.…”
Section: Methodsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The particular application explored here is that of a microsatellite combined power and propulsion system. The design goals of such a system have been discussed previously, [2][3][4][5] and will only be briefly recapitulated here.…”
Section: Ia Augmented Solar Thermal Design For Microsatellitesmentioning
confidence: 99%
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“…The above characteristics combined with the many different possible sources of heat led to a broad range of applications for TPV technology, including heat recovery from high temperature industrial processes [4][5][6], combined heat and power for residential use [7][8][9][10][11], solar power [3,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18], portable energy sources [8,[19][20][21], space power [22][23][24][25][26], energy storage systems [16,[25][26][27], among others.…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%