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Multiple port DC DC converter for spacecraft Power Conditioning Unit
Abstract
In a satellite, the main function of a Power Conditioning Unit (PCU) is to manage the energy coming from several power sources (usually solar arrays and battery) and to deliver it continuously to the users in an appropriate form during the overall mission. The objective of this paper is to present an electronic switching DC-DC converter called Buck-Buck-Boost Regulator (B3R) that could be used as a modular and recurrent solution for regulated satellite power bus classes. The power conversion stages of the B3R topology are first described. Then theoretical equations and practical tests illustrate how the converter operates in term of power conversion, control loops performances and efficiency. The paper finally provides some examples of single point failure tolerant implementation using the B3R.
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“A multi-port dc-dc converter is drawn by merging two inductors, a topology known as buck-buck-boost regulator (B 3 R).”
From A Comprehensive Review on Small Satellite Microgrids (2022) · cites this paper as [70]
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“B 2 R topology has been improved in [70].”
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“All the discussed operations of B 2 R are performed by B 3 R topology, including step-up, step-down of the solar array power to the battery level, and step-down battery power to the regulated bus level.”
From A Comprehensive Review on Small Satellite Microgrids (2022) · cites this paper as [70]
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“In case the MPP architecture is selected, the usage of B 2 R assists towards maintaining the main bus voltage close to the MPP solar array voltage level, a fact that ensures better performance, as shown in the practical application of such configurations in SmallSat [70].”
From A Comprehensive Review on Small Satellite Microgrids (2022) · cites this paper as [70]
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Metadata
- Authors
- Mourra, O., Fernandez, A., Tonicello, F., & Landstroem, S.
- Affiliations
- European Space Agency (FR)
- ORCID
- Fernandez, Arturo
- Venue
- 2012 Twenty-Seventh Annual IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (APEC)
- Publisher
- IEEE
- Published
- 2012-02
- Pages
- 1278-1285
- ISSN
- 1048-2334 (ISSN-L)
- OpenAlex
- W2134996829
- Cited by
- 29
- References
- 8
- Citations by year
- 2025: 4 · 2024: 3 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2021: 2 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 3 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2 · 2015: 2 · 2014: 1 · 2013: 1
- FWCI
- 1.63
- Type
- conference paper
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Conference proceedings/Conference proceedings - IEEE Applied Power Electronics Conference and Exposition (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Advanced DC-DC Converters
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Electrical and Electronic Engineering › Multilevel Inverters and Converters
- Physical Sciences › Energy › Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment › Photovoltaic System Optimization Techniques
- Keywords
- DC-DC converter, power conditioning system, spacecraft power, solar arrays, batteries, power conversion efficiency, control loops
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