一个多总线、多源可重新布局的斯特林放射性同位素电力系统测试平台的开发.docVIP

Development of a Multi-Bus, Multi-Source Reconfigurable Stirling Radioisotope Power System Test Bed 一个多总线、多源可重新布局的斯特林放射性同位素电力系统测试平台的开发 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has typically used Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators (RTG) as their source of electric power for deep space missions. A more efficient and potentially more cost effective alternative to the RTG, the high efficiency 110 watt Stirling Radioisotope Generator 110 (SRG110) is being developed by the Department of Energy (DOE), Lockheed Martin (LM), Stirling Technology Company (STC) and NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC). The SRG110 consists of two Stirling convertors (Stirling Engine and Linear Alternator) in a dual-opposed configuration, and two General Purpose Heat Source (GPHS) modules. Although Stirling convertors have been successfully operated as a power source for the utility grid and as a stand-alone portable generator, demonstration of the technology required to interconnect two Stirling convertors for a spacecraft power system has not been attempted. NASA GRC is developing a Power System Test Bed (PSTB) to evaluate the performance of a Stirling convertor in an integrated electrical power system application. This paper will describe the status of the PSTB and on-going activities pertaining to the PSTB in the NASA Thermal-Energy Conversion Branch of the Power and On-Board Propulsion Technology Division. 国家航空航天局(NASA)过去通常用放射性同位素热电发电机(RTG)作为他们的深空探测任务的电力源。作为RTG的更加高效和成本效益更高的潜在替代品，高效的110瓦斯特林放射性同位素发电机(SRG110)已经由能源部(DOE)、洛克希德马丁公司(LM)、斯特林技术公司和NASA Glenn研究中心(GRC)共同开发。SRG110由两个双对布局的斯特林逆变器(斯特林发动机和线性交流发电机)和两个热源(GPHS)模块构成。尽管斯特林逆变器一直成功地用于电网的电源和便携式备份电源，还没有人尝试过证明把两个斯特林逆变器连接用于航天器的电力系统所需要的技术。NASA Glenn研究中心正在开发电力系统测试平台(PSTB)来评估在集成电力系统应用中的性能。本文将描述电力系统测试平台(PSTB)的状况和在NASA的电力热能转换分部和机载推进技术部正在进行的与PSTB有关的活动。 Nomenclature 术语 DAS Data Acquisition System 数据采集系统 DOE Department of Energy 能源部 FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array 场效应可编程门阵 GPHS