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| Preface | ||
| Acknowledgements | ||
| 1 | Introduction | 1 |
| The beginnings | 1 | |
| The electrical power system | 7 | |
| 2 | Environmental Factors | 23 |
| Orbital considerations | 25 | |
| The near-Earth space environment | 33 | |
| 3 | Solar Energy Conversion | 71 |
| Solar cell fundamentals | 75 | |
| Solar cell calibration and performance measurements | 80 | |
| Silicon space solar cells | 88 | |
| III-V compound semiconductor solar cells | 95 | |
| Thin film solar cells | 117 | |
| Space solar cell arrays | 119 | |
| Space thermophotovoltaic power systems | 140 | |
| 4 | Chemical Storage and Generation Systems | 157 |
| Inventions | 158 | |
| Evolution of batteries in space | 159 | |
| Fundamentals of electrochemistry | 163 | |
| Cell and battery mechanical design | 166 | |
| Performance metrics | 171 | |
| Electrochemical cell types | 185 | |
| Fuel cell systems | 223 | |
| Definitions and terminology | 235 | |
| 5 | Nuclear Systems | 241 |
| History of the U.S. space nuclear program | 242 | |
| History of the Russian space nuclear program | 255 | |
| Radioisotope systems | 258 | |
| Reactors | 264 | |
| Safety | 273 | |
| 6 | Static Energy Conversion | 287 |
| Thermoelectrics | 288 | |
| Thermionics | 294 | |
| AMTEC | 307 | |
| Thermophotovoltaics | 311 | |
| 7 | Dynamic Energy Conversion | 323 |
| Stirling cycle | 324 | |
| Closed Brayton cycle | 332 | |
| Rankine cycle | 340 | |
| 8 | Power Management and Distribution | 353 |
| Functions of PMAD | 363 | |
| Components and packaging | 397 | |
| System examples | 404 | |
| 9 | Thermal Management | 415 |
| The thermal environment | 421 | |
| Heat transfer mechanisms | 429 | |
| The basics of thermal analysis | 435 | |
| Thermal management techniques | 437 | |
| App | Magnetic Materials | 453 |
| Index | 467 |
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $114.66 | Digital |
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Michael Aunkst
reviewed Spacecraft Power Technologies, Vol. 1 on August 12, 2008
Spacecraft Power Technologies, Vol. 1
This book does a nice job describing the people and the political processes involved in getting scientific experiments onto the Apollo missions. It also relays a number of interesting anecdotes from the astronaut training and overall program development.
Most of the book's focus however is on the politics. I would have liked more technical depth in the discussion of the experiments and underlying scientific issues.
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