Design and Implementation of On-board Electrical Power ... - OUFTI-1

Design and Implementation of On-board Electrical Power ... - OUFTI-1 Design and Implementation of On-board Electrical Power ... - OUFTI-1

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7.3 ActivitiesAs OUFTI-1 is designed for communications in D-STAR, an amateur-radio communicationprotocol, the author aquired the “HAREC” ham-radio license, which allows to use the hamradiofrequencies for radio communications.98

Chapter 8ConclusionsThe work described here corresponds to the second phase of work on the development of theElectrical Power System of OUFTI-1. The objective was to carry the project forward as far aspossible. (The first phase had been carried out by Philippe Ledent during his stay at Thalesduring the summer 2008.)8.1 Accomplished work8.1.1 ArchitectureThe architecture of the EPS as well as interaction between components are now established.The batteries are connected to the main power bus (“batteries bus”). The voltage of thebatteries bus is determined by the state of charge of the batteries. The batteries will beprotected against under-voltage and over-currents by the protection circuit module from themanufacturer. They will be protected against over-voltage by the dissipation system. Finally,they will be protected against the cold by the batteries heater.The solar cells of each face of the CubeSat are connected in series and protected againstreverse-bias current by a Schottky rectifier. This forms a solar panel. Solar panels areconnected to the batteries bus without maximum power point tracking (MPPT) system. Asolar panel is characterized by an I-V curve. The produced power is thus determined by thevoltage of the batteries bus.The power conditioning unit converts power from the batteries bus and provides threestabilized voltage power busses to supply the subsystems of the CubeSat. The protectioncircuit (over-current protection) of each subsystems is located on this subsystem’s electronicboard.The antennas deployment circuit is located on the EPS and is supplied from the batteriesbus.The power budget was computed and there is enough power to supply the satellite andallow D-STAR and AX.25 communications.99

7.3 ActivitiesAs <strong>OUFTI</strong>-1 is designed for communications in D-STAR, an amateur-radio communicationprotocol, the author aquired the “HAREC” ham-radio license, which allows to use the hamradi<strong>of</strong>requencies for radio communications.98

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