DocumentCode
2934411
Title
Power and pyro subsystems for Mars Pathfinder
Author
Shirbacheh, Mike
Author_Institution
Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA
Volume
4
fYear
1997
fDate
27 Jul-1 Aug 1997
Firstpage
2231
Abstract
The power and pyro subsystem (PPS) for the Mars Pathfinder was designed to support the spacecraft activities during launch, cruise, entry and landing and Mars operation phases of the mission. The key design constraints were cost, volume and mass. The PPS consists of solar arrays, batteries and power electronics. This paper describes the Mars pathfinder mission, key requirements on the PPS, the PPS system architecture and a description of each element of the PPS system
Keywords
photovoltaic power systems; secondary cells; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; space vehicles; Mars Pathfinder; PPS system architecture; design constraints; mission overview; power and pyro subsystem; power electronics; secondary batteries; solar arrays; space power; Atmosphere; Costs; Instruments; Laboratories; Mars; Planets; Propulsion; Remote sensing; Space technology; Space vehicles;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1997. IECEC-97., Proceedings of the 32nd Intersociety
Conference_Location
Honolulu, HI
Print_ISBN
0-7803-4515-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/IECEC.1997.658215
Filename
658215
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