Power Generation and Solar Panels for an MSU Cubesat

Author

Soundouss Sassi

Issuing Body

Mississippi State University

Advisor

Koenig, Keith

Committee Member

Olsen, Gregory

Committee Member

Sescu, Adrian

Date of Degree

12-9-2016

Document Type

Graduate Thesis - Open Access

Major

Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

Master of Science

College

James Worth Bagley College of Engineering

Department

Department of Aerospace Engineering

Abstract

This thesis is a power generation study of a proposed CubeSat at Mississippi State University (MSU). CubeSats are miniaturized satellites of 10 x 10 x 10 cm in dimension. Their power source once in orbit is the sun during daylight and the batteries during eclipse. MSU CubeSat is equipped with solar panels. This effort will discuss two types of cells: Gallium Arsenide and Silicon; and which one will suit MSU CubeSat best. Once the cell type is chosen, another decision regarding the electrical power subsystem will be made. Solar array design can only be done once the choice of the electrical power subsystem and the solar cells is made. Then the power calculation for different mission durations will start along with the sizing of the solar arrays. In the last part the batteries are introduced and discussed in order to choose one type of batteries for MSU CubeSat.

URI

https://hdl.handle.net/11668/18859

Comments

solar cells power solar array

Recommended Citation

Sassi, Soundouss, "Power Generation and Solar Panels for an MSU Cubesat" (2016). Theses and Dissertations. 3586.
https://scholarsjunction.msstate.edu/td/3586