Analytic model for low Earth orbit satellite solar power

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DOI	Resolve DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/TAES.2020.3009510
Author	Search for: Grey, John Petrus ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2790-5451; Search for: Mann, Ian R.ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1004-7841; Search for: Fleischauer, Michael D.¹ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0725-2297; Search for: Elliott, Duncan G.ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0438-1800
Affiliation	National Research Council Canada. Nanotechnology
Format	Text, Article
Subject	aerospace electronics; circular orbits; low Earth orbit satellites; solar incidence; solar power generation
Abstract	An analytic model for calculating the instantaneous and average orbital power available to a satellite in a circular low Earth orbit is presented. By accounting for the effects of angle of solar incidence and eclipsing, for both stabilized and tumbling satellites, this model allows for fast, simple, accurate calculations of available power without the use of complex, often expensive, numerical simulation software. In addition, this method provides the value of maximum and minimum solar power available.
Publication date	2020-10-09
Publisher	IEEE
In	IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems 56, no. 5: 3349–3359.
Language	English
Peer reviewed	Yes
NRC number	NRC-NANO-94
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