Power transmission cable development for the space station Freedom electrical power system

Author

Schmitz, Gregory V. ; Biess, J.J.

Author_Institution

NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA

fYear

1989

fDate

6-11 Aug 1989

Firstpage

657

Abstract

Power transmission cable is presently being evaluated under a NASA Lewis Research Center advanced development contract for application in the space station Freedom (SSF) electrical power system (EPS). Evaluation testing has been performed by TRW and NASA Lewis Research Center. The results of this development contract are presented. The primary cable design goals are to provide: (1) a low characteristic inductance to minimize line voltage drop at 20 kHz, (2) electromagnetic compatibility control of the 20 kHz AC power current, (3) a physical configuration that minimizes AC resistance, and (4) release of trapped air for corona-free operation

Keywords

distribution networks; power cables; space vehicle power plants; 20 kHz; AC power current; EPS; NASA Lewis Research Center; SSF; TRW; characteristic inductance; distribution networks; electromagnetic compatibility control; line voltage drop; power transmission cables; space station Freedom electrical power system; Contracts; Electromagnetic compatibility; Inductance; NASA; Performance evaluation; Power cables; Power systems; Power transmission; Space stations; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1989. IECEC-89., Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IECEC.1989.74536

Filename

74536