Title :
Considerations in the design of a communication network for an autonomously managed power system
Author :
Mckee, J.W. ; Whitehead, Norma ; Lollar, Louis
Author_Institution :
Alabama Univ., Huntsville, AL, USA
Abstract :
The considerations involved in designing a communication network for an autonomously managed power system intended for use in space vehicles are examined. An overview of the design and implementation of a communication network implemented in a breadboard power system is presented. An assumption that the monitoring and control devices are distributed but physically close leads to the selection of a multidrop cable communication system. The assumption of a high-quality communication cable in which few messages are lost resulted in a simple recovery procedure consisting of a time out and retransmit process
Keywords :
aerospace instrumentation; data communication systems; space vehicle power plants; telecommunication cables; telecommunication networks; autonomously managed power system; breadboard power system; communication network; control devices; monitoring; multidrop cable communication system; space vehicles; Communication cables; Communication networks; Communication system control; Control systems; Distributed control; Energy management; Monitoring; Power system management; Power systems; Space vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety
Conference_Location :
Washington, DC
DOI :
10.1109/IECEC.1989.74447
