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NASA NTRS1980

A universal procedure for evaluation and application of surge-protective devices

The source, nature, and frequency of occurrence of transients must be identified and a representative standard test wave chosen for proof testing. The performance of candidate suppressor devices then can be evaluated against the withstand goals set for the equipment. The various suppressors divide into two classes of generic behavior. The key to a universal procedure for evaluating both classes lies in representing transients as quasi-current sources of defined current impulse duration. The available surge current is established by the Thevenin equivalent transient voltage and source impedance. A load line drawn on the V-I characteristic graph of the suppressor quickly determines the clamping voltage and peak current. These values then can be compared to the requirement. The deposited energy and average power dissipation for multiple transients also can be calculated. The method is illustrated with a design example for motor vehicle alternator load dump suppression.

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NASA NTRS1989

Analysis of reactively loaded microstrip disk antenna

The moment method solution to the problem of a reactively loaded circular patch is presented. Using the reaction integral equation in conjuction with the method of moments, parameters of the Thevenin's equivalent network for the loaded patch are obtained. From the equivalent network parameters an expression for the imput impedance of the loaded patch is derived. A design procedure for a circularly polarized disk antenna is presented. Computed results are compared with the experimental data.

Deshpande, M. D.↗

NASA NTRS2018

Historical Perspective on Fast Coupled Loads Analysis Methods

Spacecraft structural designs are typically verified through a coupled loads analysis (CLA) process, which couples the spacecraft model with the launch vehicle (LV) model to predict low-frequency quasi-static and dynamic responses. The CLA calculations are typically the responsibility of the LV organization, but the spacecraft organization has a vested interest in being able to calculate approximate CLA results during the design of the spacecraft. Because of this, there has long been interest in a method that would allow a spacecraft organization to perform a CLA without access to the full set of LV models and forcing functions. One such method is the Norton-Thevenin Receptance Coupling (NTRC) approach, which is specifically designed to accurately transform LV free accelerations (no payload) into coupled system accelerations (LV plus payload). The purpose of this report is to provide historical context for the NTRC method and compare it with methods that have been used in the past. In particular, it is compared to a frequency-domain substitution method that had been used for a long period of time at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and a component-mode-based equivalent to that method.

Blelloch, Paul A.↗