NASA NTRS · 19640000967
The spacecraft power supply system
Abstract
The power supply system in the Telstar spacecraft consists of a solar cell plant to convert solar radiation to electrical energy when the satellite is illuminated by the sun, a 19-cell nickel-cadmium battery to store energy, and a regulation circuit to supply constant output voltages over a wide variation in input voltages. Additionally, the power supply system provides switching to conserve power and allow battery recharging during periods between communications experiments.
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D. C. Bomberger, D. Feldman, D. E. Trucksess, S. J. Brolin, P. W. Ussery. 1963-02-11. The spacecraft power supply system. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19640000967
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