SpaceBuoy Power
System
Project Description:
This project will focus on designing an Electrical Power System (EPS) applicable for the SpaceBuoy mission as well as future small-satellite missions. The EPS includes the power regulation and control for the spacecraft, the flight-inhibit subsystem, solar arrays, batteries, and monitoring of power consumed by other spacecraft systems. The new EPS will omit some of the unnecessary functionality of previously designed systems, and add some features that will improve the overall performance and compatibility of the system. One of the main goals of this project is to create an EPS that is configurable for future SSEL small-satellite programs, in both Cubesat and Nanosat applications.
Sponsor:
Dr. David Klumpar
Montana
State University
Physics Department
Space Science and Engineering Laboratory
P.O. Box 173840
Bozeman, MT 59717-3840
Voice: (406) 994-7383
Fax: (406) 994-4452
Team Members:
Casey Morris
Matt Voll
Chris Teague
Faculty Advisor:
Andy Olsen