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Flywheel energy storage for spacecraft

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Title:

Flywheel energy storage for spacecraft

Author(s):

Renuganth Varatharajoo, Mohamad Tarmizi Ahmad

Journal:

Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology

Year:

2004

Volume:

76

Issue:

4

Page:

384 - 390


ISSN:

0002-2667


DOI:

10.1108/00022660410545492

Publisher:

Emerald Group Publishing Limited

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Abstract:

Flywheels can serve not only as attitude control devices, but also as energy storage devices, thereby eliminating the need for conventional batteries. Hence, a combined energy and attitude control system (CEACS) consisting of a double counter rotating flywheel assembly is proposed for small satellites in this paper. The energy level in CEACS depends mainly on the flywheels' speeds. Therefore, a specific flywheel energy management strategy has to be implemented to take into account the limitations of the flywheels, which has not been established until today.

Keywords:

Energy management, Spacecraft, Strategic planning


Article Type:

Research paper


Article URL:

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/10.1108/00022660410545492

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