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Article Information:
Title:
Flywheel energy storage for spacecraft
Author(s):
Renuganth Varatharajoo, Mohamad Tarmizi Ahmad
Journal:
Aircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
Year:
2004
Volume:
Issue:
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