MODULAR SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL ARRAYEmbodiments of the present invention include modular solar power cells, arrays, and power management systems for use in satellite systems and constellations. In one embodiment, a solar cell module can…DRIVE·Sep 21·1 min readFollowH02J7/35The Aerospace Corporation
MODULAR SOLAR CELL AND SOLAR CELL ARRAYEmbodiments of the present invention include modular solar power cells, arrays, and power management systems for use in satellite systems and constellations. In one embodiment, a solar cell module can…DRIVE·Sep 21·1 min readFollowH02J7/35The Aerospace Corporation
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY MEASURING BATTERY STATE OF HEALTHAn apparatus for monitoring health of one or more cells in a battery includes a health monitoring system configured to measure voltage on one or more cells when a waveform is injected into the one or …DRIVE·Jan 26·1 min readFollowG01R31/392The Aerospace Corporation
SELF REGULATING MODULAR BATTERYA self-regulating battery may generate a basis state for one or more modules using one or more system inputs. The system inputs comprise current, voltage, and battery degradation. The battery generate…DRIVE·Jan 12·1 min readFollowH01M10/48The Aerospace Corporation
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR WIRELESSLY MEASURING BATTERY STATE OF HEALTHAn apparatus for monitoring health of one or more cells in a battery includes a health monitoring system configured to measure voltage on one or more cells when a waveform is injected into the one or …DRIVE·Sep 1·1 min readFollowG01R31/392The Aerospace Corporation
LITHIUM ION BATTERY DE-ORBITERA de-orbiting system for a space vehicle may include one or more lithium ion (Li-ion) batteries configured to release hot gases to be used for thrusting during de-orbiting of the apparatus. The system…DRIVE·Dec 16·1 min readFollowB64G1/242The Aerospace Corporation
MAXIMUM POWER TRACKING AMONG DIFFERENT GROUPS OF DISTRIBUTED POWER SOURCES WITH UNIFORM TIME/VOLTAGE DISTRIBUTION CONTROLAn apparatus may include a group of distributed-input series-output (DISO) converters, each of which are actively controlled by a common maximum power tracking (MPT) controller. The common MPT control…DRIVE·Aug 26·1 min readFollowH02J1/102The Aerospace Corporation
RADIOISOTOPE THERMOELECTRIC BATTERY (RTB) SYSTEMDescribe herein is an energy storage system that includes a battery and a heat source. The battery harvests waste heat from the heat source to keep itself warm while storing electrical energy generate…DRIVE·Apr 22·1 min readFollowH01M10/66The Aerospace Corporation
