• 한국태양에너지학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국태양에너지학회 2009년도 추계학술발표대회 논문집
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• pp.388-393
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• 2009

It is important to know character about efficiency of converters before manufacturing it. Recently, various techniques are developed for solar array system. Converters can be used for control of solar array's condition. So, solar array with converter structures are very useful. If we want to measure converter's efficiency after manufacturing it. It's not difficult if we have measuring equipment. But we need to measure efficiency before realization converters for development of optimized efficiency and simulations. This research offers an efficiency calculation of single phase hard switching boost converter. And it is the most basic type of converters. In fact, it can be used techniques for getting higher efficiency like soft-switching and more. But the cost is an important issue in compact solar array system. One way to escape from the cost problem is finding optimized efficiency of basic types of convener.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권2호
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• pp.69-74
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• 2019

Spacecraft requires sufficient power in orbit to perform its mission. So as to comply with system requirements, the sufficient power should be made by a solar cell array by photovoltaic power conversion. A life time of space program depends on its mission considering parts reliability and parts grade. Based on the mission life time, power equipment might be designed to meet specifications. In outer space, solar cell array might generate the dc power by photovoltaic conversion effects and GaInP/GaAs/Ge solar cells are used in this study. Space programs that require more than five years should select parts for high reliability applications. Therefore, reliability analysis for high reliability applications should be performed to check its fulfilment of the requirements. This program should also require more five years for its mission and we performed its analysis using parts count method (PCM) for its reliability. Finally, we performed reliability analysis and obtained quantitative figures found out 99.9%. In this study, we presented the reliability analysis of the 300 W GaInP/GaAs/Ge solar cell array.

• Journal of Power Electronics
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• 제17권2호
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• pp.514-521
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• 2017

This paper proposes a shadowing compensation method for the solar modules of grid-connected photovoltaic generation systems. The shadowing compensator (SC) implemented by the proposed shadowing compensation method is used only for the solar modules that can be shaded by predictable sources of shading. The proposed SC can simplify both the power circuit and the control circuit as well as improve power efficiency and utilizes a voltage equalizer configured by a modified multi-winding fly-back converter. The proposed SC harvests energy from the entire solar cell array to compensate for the shaded sub-modules of the solar cell array, producing near-identical voltages of all shaded and un-shaded sub-modules in the solar cell array. This setup prevents the formation of multiple peaks in the P-V curve under shaded conditions. Hardware prototypes are developed for the SCs implemented by the conventional and modified multi-winding fly-back converters, and their performance is verified through testing. The experimental results show that both SCs can overcome the multiple peaks in the P-V curve. The proposed SC is superior to the SC implemented by the conventional multi-winding fly-back converter.

• 한국항공우주학회지
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• 제47권12호
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• pp.890-896
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• 2019

지구 주위 궤도를 공전하는 위성체가 지구 지향 자세를 유지할 경우, 위성체에 장착된 태양전지판이 태양지향을 할 수 없기 때문에 태양전지판구동기를 장착하여 태양전지판이 태양을 지향하도록 운용한다. 이 때 태양 주변을 공전하는 지구 공전궤도의 이심율과 지구 자전축의 기욺으로 인해 태양전지판이 태양을 지향하는 위치가 계절에 따라 변경되어 균시차가 발생하는데 본 논문에서는 자세안정화 요구조건에 따라 두 개의 속도로 운용하는 태양전지판구동기 운용의 경우에 대해 균시차로 인한 태양지향 오차를 효과적으로 보상하는 운용 방안에 대해서 기술하고 실제적인 시뮬레이션을 통해 검증한 결과를 제시한다.

• 한국태양에너지학회 논문집
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.120-127
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• 2011

Solar array has the following nonlinear characteristic, such as whose output current increases, output voltage is reduced. For this reason, boost converter with solar array system is always controlled to remain on the maximum power point of the solar array. In this case, we are not focused on the output of the solar array and not consider efficiency of the boost converter, which is assumed reliable. But efficiency of the converter also should be considered, which affects the total efficiency of the overall solar energy system. In this paper, efficiency calculation of the boost converter using power balance method is proposed, which will be used for a powerful reference before hardware realization.

• 한국위성정보통신학회논문지
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• 제7권2호
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• pp.72-75
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• 2012

저궤도 인공위성에 사용되는 태양전력 조절기는 태양전지의 영향으로 일반적인 DC-DC 컨버터와는 다른 소신호 특성을 갖는다. 이로 인하여 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기는 태양전지의 전류원 영역에서 평균전류모드제어가 불가능하다. 이 논문에서는 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기를 의사-연속전류모드로 동작시켜 태양전지의 전 영역에서 태양전력조절기를 평균전류모드 단일 제어한다. 우선 의사-연속전류모드 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기의 회로 동작을 설명하고, 소신호 전달함수를 구하고 이를 바탕으로 평균전류모드제어기를 구성한다. 최종적으로 모의실험을 통하여 의사-연속전류모드 벅-부스트 형 태양전력 조절기의 평균모드제어를 검증한다.

• Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences
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• 제36권3호
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• pp.181-186
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• 2019

The attitude information of spacecraft can be obtained by the sensors attached to it using a star tracker, three-axis magnetometer, three-axis gyroscope, and a global positioning signal receiver. By using these sensors, the spacecraft can be maneuvered by actuators that generate torques. In particular, electromagnetic-torque bars can be used for attitude control and as a momentum-canceling instrument. The spacecraft momentum can be created by the current through the electrical circuits and coils. Thus, the current around the electromagnetic-torque bars is a critical factor for precisely controlling the spacecraft. In connection with these concerns, a solar-cell array can be considered to prevent generation of a magnetic dipole moment because the solar-cell array can introduce a large amount of current through the electrical wires. The maximum value of a magnetic dipole moment that cannot affect precise control is $0.25A{\cdot}m^2$, which takes into account the current that flows through the reaction-wheel assembly and the magnetic-torque current. In this study, we designed a 300-W solar cell array and presented an optimal wire-routing method to minimize the magnetic dipole moment for space applications. We verified our proposed method by simulation.

• 전력전자학회논문지
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• 제25권2호
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• pp.111-117
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• 2020

The photovoltaic module has the characteristic that the output power varies according to the amount of insolation. If partial shading occurs in an environment composed of an array, a number of local maximum power points (LMPPs) may be generated according to the shading state. Photovoltaic arrays require global maximum power point tracking due to variations in output characteristics caused by solar radiation and temperature. Conventional algorithms, such as P&O and Incond, do not follow the global maximum power point in a partial shaded solar array. In this study, we propose a technique to follow the global maximum power point by using the correlation of voltage, current, and power in solar arrays. The proposed control technique 2qw validated through simulation and experiments by constructing a 2-kW solar system.

• 한국소음진동공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국소음진동공학회 2002년도 추계학술대회논문집
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• pp.842-847
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• 2002

This research is concerned with ground experiments for satellite solar array deployment. The dynamic characteristics of the strain energy hinge is very important since it affects the shape and the speed of the solar array deployment. The rapid deployment results in overshoot and undesirable residual vibrations. The experimental results are in good agreement with theoretical results.

• 대한전기학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한전기학회 1996년도 추계학술대회 논문집 학회본부
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• pp.320-322
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• 1996

In this paper, solar array switching regulation is proposed as a replacement for conventional regulation techniques to reduce weight, thermal dissipation, and power system complexity for large power spacecraft. Each component model is developed which is used to explain the interaction of the solar array switching regulation and constant power type load, solar array.