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Utility aspects of space power: Load management versus source managementElectrical power, as an area of study, is relatively young as compared to language, chemistry, physics, mathematics, philosophy, metallurgy, textiles, transportation, or farming. Practically all of the technology that has enabled the huge, continent-spanning power grids that have become ubiquitous in developed countries was developed in the last 150 years. In fact, Tesla's advocacy of alternating current for transmission just won out in the beginning of this century. Despite the novelty of the field as a whole, space power applications are, of course, much newer. This paper looks at the history of space power, and compares it to its older sibling on earth, forming a basis for determining appropriate transitions of technology from the terrestrial realm to space applications.
Document ID
19960001955
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Technical Memorandum (TM)
Authors
Walls, B. (NASA Marshall Space Flight Center Huntsville, AL, United States)
Date Acquired
September 6, 2013
Publication Date
July 1, 1995
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
NASA-TM-108496
NAS 1.15:108496
Accession Number
96N11963
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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