Electrical Power - cubesat-project/CubeSat GitHub Wiki
The Electrical and Power System is responsible for generating, regulating, and distributing the power throughout the CubeSat bus. The chosen component for the EPS module is the EnduroSat EPS 1 Plus
Budget
- Nominal
Subsystem | Component | Power [mW] | Time [h] | Energy [mWh] |
---|---|---|---|---|
COMMS | Transceiver | 82.5 | 0.85 | 70 |
C&DH | OB | 460 | 0.85 | 391 |
ADCS | Gyroscope x3 | 12 | 0.85 | 10 |
Payload | Camera x2 | 3000 | 0.00 | 0 |
Power | EPS | 75 | 0.85 | 64 |
Power | Solar Panels (Production) | 2300 | 0.85 | 1955 |
Consumed | 535.08 | |||
Produced | 1564 |
- Transmitting
Subsystem | Component | Power [mW] | Time [h] | Energy [mWh] |
---|---|---|---|---|
COMMS | Transceiver | 1340 | 0.15 | 172.5 |
C&DH | OB | 460 | 0.15 | 69 |
ADCS | Gyroscope x3 | 12 | 0.15 | 1.8 |
Payload | Camera x2 | 3000 | 0.00 | 0 |
Power | EPS | 75 | 0.15 | 11 |
Power | Solar Panels (Production) | 2300 | 0.15 | 345 |
Consumed | 254.55 | |||
Produced | 276 |
- Imaging
Subsystem | Component | Power [mW] | Time [h] | Energy [mWh] |
---|---|---|---|---|
COMMS | Transceiver | 82.5 | 0.001 | 0.0825 |
C&DH | OB | 460 | 0.001 | 0.46 |
ADCS | Gyroscope x3 | 12 | 0.001 | 0.012 |
Payload | Camera x2 | 3000 | 0.001 | 3 |
Power | EPS | 75 | 0.001 | 0.075 |
Power | Solar Panels (Production) | 5631 | 0.001 | 5.631 |
Consumed | 362.95 | |||
Produced | 184 |
- Eclipse
Subsystem | Component | Power [mW] | Time [h] | Energy [mWh] |
---|---|---|---|---|
COMMS | Transceiver | 82.5 | 0.5 | 41.25 |
C&DH | OB | 460 | 0.5 | 230 |
ADCS | Gyroscope x3 | 12 | 0.5 | 6 |
Payload | Camera x2 | 3000 | 0.00 | 0 |
Power | EPS | 75 | 0.5 | 38 |
Power | Solar Panels (Production) | 5631 | 0.00 | 0 |
Consumed | 314.75 | |||
Produced | 0 |
Parts List
Solar Panels (Will be custom made)
[Solar Panel Info for custom building]
General Info (for bought panels, use as example)
- Each panel has two solar cells on it, and a total of 16 cells will be used. Therefore, 8 panels will be used on the CubeSat. Of the 8 panels, 7 will be regular X/Y panels, and 1 will be X/Y RBF (it contains the release before flight pin)
- Power Generation: Each Panel can generate a maximum of 2.4 W. At best case, we would have 4 panels facing the sun at a 45o angle and this would generate 6.788 W
- Weight: 44g (for X/Y Panel) 45 g (for X/Y RBF Panel)
- Total Weight: 353 g
- Temperature Range: -55 C to 125 C
- Size: 86.2 x 98 mm
EPS Board (PCB and Battery)
[EPS Board Specifications]
General Info
- Mass: 208 g (including one battery pack – 292 g including two battery packs)
- Temperature limits: -40 C to 150 C
- Battery: 10.2 Wh (for one battery pack)
- Bus Voltage: 3.3 or 5 V
- Size: 91.5 x 95.9 x 21.2 mm
*Note: As teams come up with design details, it is important to consult with the EPS team to ensure enough power can be delivered to the device under consideration. The factors going into this are Wattage needed, Time the device is on (whether that be nominal state, or other), and the Voltage required for use.