GB2125157B - Spacecraft power system - Google Patents

Spacecraft power system

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Publication number
GB2125157B
GB2125157B GB08318459A GB8318459A GB2125157B GB 2125157 B GB2125157 B GB 2125157B GB 08318459 A GB08318459 A GB 08318459A GB 8318459 A GB8318459 A GB 8318459A GB 2125157 B GB2125157 B GB 2125157B
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Prior art keywords
power system
spacecraft power
spacecraft
power
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GB08318459A
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GB2125157A (en
Inventor
Michael James Baker
Henry William Groves
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BAE Systems PLC
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British Aerospace PLC
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Priority to GB08318459A priority Critical patent/GB2125157B/en
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
    • B64G—COSMONAUTICS; VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR
    • B64G1/00—Cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/42—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems
    • B64G1/44—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems using radiation, e.g. deployable solar arrays
    • B64G1/446—Thermal solar power generation
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G1/00—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants
    • F02G1/04—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type
    • F02G1/043—Hot gas positive-displacement engine plants of closed-cycle type the engine being operated by expansion and contraction of a mass of working gas which is heated and cooled in one of a plurality of constantly communicating expansible chambers, e.g. Stirling cycle type engines
    • F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F02—COMBUSTION ENGINES; HOT-GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT ENGINE PLANTS
    • F02G—HOT GAS OR COMBUSTION-PRODUCT POSITIVE-DISPLACEMENT ENGINE PLANTS; USE OF WASTE HEAT OF COMBUSTION ENGINES; NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F02G2254/00—Heat inputs
    • F02G2254/30—Heat inputs using solar radiation
GB08318459A 1982-07-08 1983-07-07 Spacecraft power system Expired GB2125157B (en)

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GB08318459A GB2125157B (en) 1982-07-08 1983-07-07 Spacecraft power system

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GB8219741 1982-07-08
GB08318459A GB2125157B (en) 1982-07-08 1983-07-07 Spacecraft power system

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GB8318459D0 GB8318459D0 (en) 1983-08-10
GB2125157A GB2125157A (en) 1984-02-29
GB2125157B true GB2125157B (en) 1985-07-31

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