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Shunt regulation electric power systemA regulated electric power system having load and return bus lines is described. A plurality of solar cells interconnected in a power supplying relationship and having a power shunt tap point electrically spaced from the bus lines is provided. A power dissipator is connected to the shunt tap point and provides for a controllable dissipation of excess energy supplied by the solar cells. A dissipation driver is coupled to the power dissipator and controls its conductance and dissipation and is also connected to the solar cells in a power taping relationship to derive operating power therefrom. An error signal generator is coupled to the load bus and to a reference signal generator to provide an error output signal which is representative of the difference between the electric parameters existing at the load bus and the reference signal generator. An error amplifier is coupled to the error signal generator and the dissipation driver to provide the driver with controlling signals.
Document ID
19780009353
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Other - Patent
Authors
Wright, W. H. (TRW Inc. Redondo Beach, Calif., United States)
Bless, J. J. (TRW Inc. Redondo Beach, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
September 3, 2013
Publication Date
August 17, 1971
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Accession Number
78N17296
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Patent
US-PATENT-3,600,599|NASA-CASE-GSC-10135
Patent Application
US-PATENT-APPL-SN-764823

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