Application of a SNTP-Based Propulsion/Power System to Solar System Exploration Missions

1994 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter S. Venetoklis ◽  
Caroline V. Nelson ◽  
Eric R. Gustafson ◽  
Mohamed S. El-Genk ◽  
Mark D. Hoover
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Power System ◽  
Solar System Exploration ◽  
Propulsion Power

Application Prospect of Fission-Powered Spacecraft in Solar System Exploration Missions

2021 ◽  
Vol 2021 ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Y. Xia ◽  
J. Li ◽  
R. Zhai ◽  
J. Wang ◽  
B. Lin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Power System ◽  
Electric Propulsion ◽  
Power Level ◽  
Kuiper Belt ◽  
Power Scale ◽  
Full Power ◽  
Fission Power ◽  
Exploration Mission ◽  
Solar System Exploration

Fission power is a promising technology, and it has been proposed for several future space uses. It is being considered for high-power missions whose goal is to explore the solar system and even beyond. Space fission power has made great progress when NASA’s 1 kWe Kilowatt Reactor Using Stirling TechnologY (KRUSTY) prototype completed a full power scale nuclear test in 2018. Its success stimulated a new round of research competition among the major space countries. This article reviews the development of the Kilopower reactor and the KRUSTY system design. It summarizes the current missions that fission reactors are being considered as a power and/or propulsion source. These projects include visiting Jupiter and Saturn systems, Chiron, and Kuiper belt object; Neptune exploration missions; and lunar and Mars surface base missions. These studies suggest that the Fission Electric Propulsion (FEP)/Fission Power System (FPS) is better than the Radioisotope Electric Propulsion (REP)/Radioisotope Power System (RPS) in the aspect of cost for missions with a power level that reaches ~1 kWe, and when the power levels reaches ~8 kWe, it has the advantage of lower mass. For a mission that travels further than ~Saturn, REP with plutonium may not be cost acceptable, leaving FEP the only choice. Surface missions prefer the use of FPS because it satisfies the power level of 10’s kWe, and FPS vastly widens the choice of possible landing location. According to the current situation, we are expecting a flagship-level fission-powered space exploration mission in the next 1-2 decades.

scholarly journals A Novel Extension Decision-Making Method for Selecting Solar Power Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 2013 ◽  
pp. 1-6
Author(s):  
Meng-Hui Wang
Keyword(s):  
Decision Making ◽  
Solar System ◽  
Power Systems ◽  
Power System ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Important Task ◽  
Extension Theory ◽  
Solar Systems ◽  
Load Demand ◽  
Generating Capacity

Due to the complex parameters of a solar power system, the designer not only must think about the load demand but also needs to consider the price, weight, and annual power generating capacity (APGC) and maximum power of the solar system. It is an important task to find the optimal solar power system with many parameters. Therefore, this paper presents a novel decision-making method based on the extension theory; we call it extension decision-making method (EDMM). Using the EDMM can make it quick to select the optimal solar power system. The paper proposed this method not only to provide a useful estimated tool for the solar system engineers but also to supply the important reference with the installation of solar systems to the consumer.

An alternative approach to solar system exploration planning

1981 ◽  
Vol 8 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 1371-1388
Author(s):  
Daniel H. Herman ◽  
John C. Niehoff ◽  
Daniel J. Spadoni
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Alternative Approach ◽  
Solar System Exploration

Short-term Hydro-Thermal-Wind-Solar Power Scheduling: A Case Study of Kanyakumari Region of India

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sunimerjit Kaur ◽  
Yadwinder Singh Brar ◽  
Jaspreet Singh Dhillon
Keyword(s):  
Solar System ◽  
Power System ◽  
Simplex Method ◽  
Solar Power ◽  
Test System ◽  
Scheduling Problem ◽  
Fuel Cost ◽  
Thermal Wind ◽  
Power Scheduling

In this paper, a multi-objective hydro-thermal-wind-solar power scheduling problem is established and optimized for the Kanyakumari (Tamil Nadu, India) for the 18th of September of 2020. Four contrary constraints are contemplated for this case study (i) fuel cost and employing cost of wind and solar power system, (ii) NOx emission, (iii) SO2 emission, and (iv) CO2 emission. An advanced hybrid simplex method named as-the -constrained simplex method (ACSM) is deployed to solve the offered problem. To formulate this technique three amendments in the usual simplex method (SM) are adopted (i) -level differentiation, (ii) mutations of the worst point, and (iii) the incorporation of multi-simplexes. The fidelity of the projected practice is trailed upon two test systems. The first test system is hinged upon twenty-four-hour power scheduling of a pure thermal power system. The values of total fuel cost and emissions (NOx, SO2, CO2) are attained as 346117.20 Rs, 59325.23 kg, 207672.70 kg, and 561369.20 kg, respectively. In the second test system, two thermal generators are reintegrated with renewable energy resources (RER) based power systems (hydro, wind, and solar system) for the same power demands. The hydro, wind, and solar data are probed with the Glimn-Kirchmayer model, Weibull Distribution Density Factor, and Normal Distribution model, respectively. For this real-time hydro-thermal-wind-solar power scheduling problem the values of fuel cost and emissions (Nox, SO2, CO2) are shortened to 119589.00 Rs, 24262.24 kg, 71753.80 kg, and 196748.20 kg, respectively for the specified interval. The outturns using ACSM are contrasted with the SM and evolutionary method (EM). The values of the operating cost of solar system, wind system, total system transmission losses, and computational time of test system-2 with ACSM, SM, and EM are evaluated as 620497.40 Rs, 1398340.00 Rs, 476.6948 MW & 15.6 seconds; 620559.45 Rs, 1398479.80 Rs, 476.7425 MW & 16.8 seconds; and 621117.68 Rs, 1399737.80 Rs, 477.1715 MW and 17.3 seconds, respectively. The solutions portray the sovereignty of ACSM over the other two methods in the entire process.

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