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Chapter 8ConclusionsThe work described here corresponds to the second phase <strong>of</strong> work on the development <strong>of</strong> the<strong>Electrical</strong> <strong>Power</strong> System <strong>of</strong> <strong>OUFTI</strong>-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 <strong>of</strong> the EPS as well as interaction between components are now established.The batteries are connected to the main power bus (“batteries bus”). The voltage <strong>of</strong> thebatteries bus is determined by the state <strong>of</strong> charge <strong>of</strong> the batteries. The batteries will beprotected against under-voltage <strong>and</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> each face <strong>of</strong> the CubeSat are connected in series <strong>and</strong> 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 <strong>of</strong> the batteries bus.The power conditioning unit converts power from the batteries bus <strong>and</strong> provides threestabilized voltage power busses to supply the subsystems <strong>of</strong> the CubeSat. The protectioncircuit (over-current protection) <strong>of</strong> each subsystems is located on this subsystem’s electronic<strong>board</strong>.The antennas deployment circuit is located on the EPS <strong>and</strong> is supplied from the batteriesbus.The power budget was computed <strong>and</strong> there is enough power to supply the satellite <strong>and</strong>allow D-STAR <strong>and</strong> AX.25 communications.99

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