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A Modular, Peak Power Tracking Solar Array Regulator
Technical Paper
1999-01-2448
ISSN: 0148-7191, e-ISSN: 2688-3627
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Two high voltage, Series Connected Boost Regulators (SCBR) were developed to demonstrate the benefits of the SCBR topology for low Earth orbit communication satellites. The resulting breadboards had a power density of 1,200 W/kg and a measured efficiency of 95-99%. Several peak power tracking methods and algorithms were implemented to demonstrate the ability of the SCBR to peak power track a solar array. The peak power tracker derived maximum power at all times and reduced the number of sunlight battery discharges necessary. The breadboards also demonstrated several modularity techniques, which will allow a common SCBR module to be used in several applications. The breadboards were tested in an end-to-end high voltage test facility using high fidelity solar array simulators, an actual NiH2 battery, and simulated constant power loads. Design details and test results are presented.
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Button, R., Iler, T., and Liffring, M., "A Modular, Peak Power Tracking Solar Array Regulator," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2448, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2448.Also In
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