Peculiarities of using additional low-power energy sources in the power supply system of small spacecraft

Abstract

We propose a method of selecting the orbit for spin-stabilized spacecraft in order to obtain maximum electric energy on board due to the spacecraft motion in the earth magnetic field. The article describes the peculiarities of using additional low-power energy sources for power supply systems of small space vehicles. A method is proposed for taking into account the complex dependence of the position of the resultant magnetic induction vector on the spatial attitude of the spacecraft for converting the energy of the earth magnetic field into electric power.

Keywords

• spacecraft
• power supply system
• generating circuit
• model of the earth magnetic field
• electromotive force