Study of heater electric power control with autonomous distributed control

Keisuke Umeda*, Yusuke Oki, Takanao Saiki, Osamu Mori, Jun'ichiro Kawaguchi

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

The total electric power consumption of heaters in a spacecraft has to be controlled in order not to be in short. In conventional system, a server communicates with each heater and controls the total power. In this system, the time to communicate with heaters depends on the number of heaters and the time to develop a spacecraft is long. This paper proposes the autonomous distributed system which does not need a server. This system enables the control where the time to communicate does not depend on the number of heaters and the time to develop a spacecraft is short. This paper demonstrates that it is possible to control power consumption and temperature of heaters by both a simulation and an experiment. In the experiment, ZigBee, which is a wireless unit, is used to broadcast from the transmitter to the heaters.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication68th International Astronautical Congress, IAC 2017
Subtitle of host publicationUnlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security
PublisherInternational Astronautical Federation, IAF
Pages9492-9498
Number of pages7
ISBN (Print)9781510855373
Publication statusPublished - 2017
Externally publishedYes
Event68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017 - Adelaide, Australia
Duration: 25 Sept 201729 Sept 2017

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Astronautical Congress, IAC
Volume14
ISSN (Print)0074-1795

Conference

Conference68th International Astronautical Congress: Unlocking Imagination, Fostering Innovation and Strengthening Security, IAC 2017
Country/TerritoryAustralia
CityAdelaide
Period25/09/1729/09/17

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