Modeling and Design of Electrical Power Subsystem for CubeSats

Samrat Acharya; Fatama Alshehhi; Alexandros Tsoupos; Omair Khan; Mohamed Elmoursi; Vinod Khadkikar; Hatem Zeineldin; Mohamed Al Hosani

doi:10.1109/SEST.2019.8849042

Modeling and Design of Electrical Power Subsystem for CubeSats

Samrat Acharya
, Fatama Alshehhi
, Alexandros Tsoupos
, Omair Khan
, Mohamed Elmoursi
, Vinod Khadkikar
, Hatem Zeineldin
, Mohamed Al Hosani

Electrical Engineering

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The launch of small satellites (also known as CubeSats) has been exponentially increasing in academia and industry since the last decade. The Electrical Power Subsystem (EPS) plays a critical role to ensure a reliable and sustained operation of CubeSats. Primarily, the EPS consists of solar cells, battery, converters and power management boards. Simulating the operation of EPS before launch of a satellite is critical in proving design and developed controllers. In this paper, we provide a simulation model of EPS for simulation in MATLAB/Simulink. An EPS system with a payload consisting of an earth image capturing camera is modeled using switching converters, PV cell model and intrinsic Simulink battery model to investigate control dynamics in detail. The EPS dynamics are studied during the transition of an operational mode of CubeSat and the impact of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) of PV array on battery is also analyzed.

Original language	British English
Title of host publication	SEST 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728111568
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/SEST.2019.8849042
State	Published - Sep 2019
Event	2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, SEST 2019 - Porto, Portugal Duration: 9 Sep 2019 → 11 Sep 2019

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Conference	2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, SEST 2019
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Porto
Period	9/09/19 → 11/09/19

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Acharya, S., Alshehhi, F., Tsoupos, A., Khan, O., Elmoursi, M., Khadkikar, V., Zeineldin, H., & Al Hosani, M. (2019). Modeling and Design of Electrical Power Subsystem for CubeSats. In SEST 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies Article 8849042 (SEST 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEST.2019.8849042

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Acharya, S, Alshehhi, F, Tsoupos, A, Khan, O, Elmoursi, M , Khadkikar, V , Zeineldin, H & Al Hosani, M 2019, Modeling and Design of Electrical Power Subsystem for CubeSats. in SEST 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies., 8849042, SEST 2019 - 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2nd International Conference on Smart Energy Systems and Technologies, SEST 2019, Porto, Portugal, 9/09/19. https://doi.org/10.1109/SEST.2019.8849042

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