Recent GRC Aerospace Technologies Applicable to Terrestrial Energy Systems
2002; American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics; Volume: 18; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.2514/2.5959
ISSN1533-3876
AutoresM.D. Kankam, Valerie Lyons, Mark Hoberecht, Robert Tacina, Aloysius F. Hepp,
Tópico(s)Spacecraft Design and Technology
ResumoAn overview of a wide range of recent aerospace technologies under development at the NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field, in collaboration with other NASA centers, government agencies, industry, and academia is provided. The focused areas are space solar power, advanced power management and distribution systems, Stirling cycle conversion systems, fuel cells, advanced thin-film photovoltaics and batteries, and combustion technologies. The aerospace-related objectives of the technologies are generation of space power; development of cost-effective and reliable, high-performance power systems; cryogenic applications; energy storage; and reduction in gas-turbine emissions, with attendant clean jet engines. The terrestrial energy applications of the technologies include augmentation of bulk power in ground power distribution systems and generation of residential, commercial, and remote power, as well as promotion of pollution-free environment via reduction in combustion emissions.
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