Power systems compared: 179 models

Solar cells and arrays, power conditioning and distribution units. Efficiency is quoted for photovoltaics as the manufacturer publishes it; the power column is what the unit generates or handles, not what it consumes.

Figures are taken from manufacturer datasheets and product pages, normalised to common units. Every row links to the product page and, where available, to the datasheet itself. As of 2026-08-13.

179
models listed
63
manufacturers
0.333 kg
median mass (0.0024–4110 kg, 100 values)
135 W
median power (0.037–100000 W, 95 values)
Model Manufacturer Mass, kg Power, W Voltage, V Max dim., mm Efficiency Datasheet
32% Efficiency Triple Junction GaAs Solar Cell CAVU Aerospace 0.0024 1.33 2.7 — — PDF
TJ 3G30-Advanced Space Solar Cell (4x8) AZUR SPACE 0.0026 — — — — PDF
QJ 4G32-Advanced Space Solar Cell (4x8) AZUR SPACE 0.0033 — — — — PDF
30% Efficiency Triple Junction GaAs Solar Cell CAVU Aerospace 0.0036 — 0.9 80.2 30% at the beginning of life (BOL) under PDF
nanoSSOC-D60 Digital Sun Sensor Solar MEMS Technologies 0.005 0.1 3.3–5 — — —
TJ 3G30-Advanced Space Solar Cell (8x8) AZUR SPACE 0.0052 — — — — PDF
TJ 3G30-Advanced Space Solar Cell (6x12) AZUR SPACE 0.0061 — — — — PDF
QJ 4G32-Advanced Space Solar Cell (8x8) AZUR SPACE 0.0065 — — — — PDF
QJ 4G32-Advanced Space Solar Cell (HP) AZUR SPACE 0.01 — — — — PDF
TJ 3G30-Advanced Space Solar Cell (HP) AZUR SPACE 0.01 — — — — PDF
Redwire Rigid Panel Solar Array Systems Redwire Corporation 0.02 15000 — — — —
Power supply system (with battery unit) SPUTNIX 0.02 0.2 3.5–5.5 — — —
CubeSat GaAs Side Solar Panel SXC-SGS-03 SPUTNIX 0.03 — 5–5.5 98 28% —
GaAs side solar panel with coils SPUTNIX 0.03 — 5–5.5 98 28% —
Ra Spacemanic s.r.o. 0.03 1 — — > 30% PDF
Unified DC-DC Conversion Module Glavkosmos 0.03 — 12–50 — 85% —
Unified Power Management and Control Module Glavkosmos 0.03 — 4.5–5.5 — — —
SXC-SG-03 GaAs Solar Panels (Side / End) SPUTNIX 0.03 — 5.3 98 28 —
Si Solar Panel with Coils (side) Glavkosmos 0.032 — 5.4 98 — —
GaAs Solar Panel with Coils (end edge) Glavkosmos 0.032 — 5.3 98 — —
Si Solar panel with Coils (end edge) Glavkosmos 0.032 — 5.4 98 — —
GaAs Solar Panel with Coils (side) Glavkosmos 0.034 — 5.4 98 28% —
CubeSat GaAs End/Edge Solar Panel SXC-SGE-03 SPUTNIX 0.037 — 5–5.5 98 28% —
GaAs end edge solar panel with coils SPUTNIX 0.037 — 5–5.5 98 28% —
SP1X NPC Spacemind 0.04 2.3 4.6–5 — — —
SP Body-Mounted Solar Panels NPC Spacemind 0.04 — — — — —
SP1Z NPC Spacemind 0.045 2.3 4.6–5 — — —
Satellite Solar Panels ISISPACE Group 0.05 1.23 2.7 — — —
Modular Electrical Power System 2 ISISPACE Group 0.058 39 8 — — PDF
Power Supply System [with battery unit] Glavkosmos 0.058 0.16 3–6 96 — —
CubeSat EPS - STARBUCK-Nano AAC Clyde Space 0.086 — 8.2 — — PDF
SP2X NPC Spacemind 0.087 4.6 9.2–10 — — —
NART-EPS Electric Power Subsystem (EPS) Gumush 0.103 25 20 93 — —
VES16 Cell Saft 0.112 — 2.7–4.1 — — —
ODALISS Solar Panels Emxys 0.123 66.6 14.7 327.5 higher than 29% PDF
NEA® 8020 Series Battery Cell Bypass Switch Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) 0.13 — — — — —
NEA® 8030 Series Battery Cell Bypass Switch Ensign-Bickford Aerospace & Defense (EBAD) 0.13 — — — — —
SP3X NPC Spacemind 0.137 8 16–17.5 — — —
E28-200 28V SmallSat Electric Power System ibeos 0.14 2.5 33.6 96 — —
E14-150 14V SmallSat Electric Power System ibeos 0.14 1.8 16.8 96 — —
3U Solar Panel EnduroSat 0.147 8.4 17.5 — — —
STARBUCK-NANO CubeSat EPS AAC Clyde Space 0.148 — 8.2 — — PDF
Electrical Power System (EPS) 2000 C3S LLC 0.15 2000 6–70 — — PDF
Compact Electrical Power System 2 ISISPACE Group 0.184 — 0 — — PDF
Amun Spacemanic s.r.o. 0.185 — 7.2 95.9 — PDF
IMT µSADA Miniaturized Solar Array Drive Assembly IMT (Ingegneria Marketing Technologies) 0.25 0.5 31–54 — — —
OPTIMUS Battery AAC Clyde Space 0.268 0.1 8.3 — — PDF
PCDU — Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit Terma 0.27 15000 28–50 — — —
GEMINI EPS NPC Spacemind 0.3 — 5–20 — — —
PHOTON CubeSat Solar Arrays AAC Clyde Space 0.33 3 — — — PDF
SP6X NPC Spacemind 0.335 18.4 18.4–20 — — —
ODALISS PDCU Emxys 0.36 36 7.4 870 — PDF
B14-M45/M90 14V Modular SmallSat Battery ibeos 0.375 8 13.2–16.8 94.5 — —
SP8X NPC Spacemind 0.45 23 23–25 — — —
High Capacity Batteries Blue Canyon Technologies 0.65 — — — — PDF
4S1P VES16 Battery Saft 0.7 — 13.2–16.4 — — —
B28-135 28V SmallSat Battery ibeos 0.85 20 22–33.6 94.5 — —
Umbra Battery Module (8S1P/8S2P) Umbra Lab Inc. 0.93 — 22–31 — — PDF
PCU-110 Berlin Space Technologies 1.08 — 23.1 186 — PDF
High-power distribution and control unit SPUTNIX 1.1 — 22–34 244 — —
Origami Solar Array Dcubed 1.2 100 14–28 — — —
Solar Array Mechanical Device Glavkosmos 1.5 25000 — — — —
ABSL CM170 4s6p Li-ion Space Battery (14 V, 12 Ah) EnerSys / ABSL Space Products 1.6 — 12–16.8 132 — PDF
Solar Panels Ananth Technologies 2 230 — Up to 31% —
ABSL CM230 8s4p Li-ion Space Battery (28 V, 8 Ah) EnerSys / ABSL Space Products 2.05 — 24–33.6 168 — PDF
B28-M275/550/825/1100 28V Modular Battery Series ibeos 2.1 — 24–33.6 — — —
Voltage Converter Single-phase, Upgraded POS-80-RNM Glavkosmos 2.5 80 24–34 — 85% —
B50-412/825/1237 50V Modular Battery Series ibeos 3 — 36–50.4 — — —
BAT-110 Berlin Space Technologies 3 — 23.1 240 — PDF
SmallSat PCDU - STARBUCK-Mini MCC AAC Clyde Space 3.9 10 22–34 — — —
SmallSat PCDU - STARBUCK-MINI AAC Clyde Space 3.9 10 22–34 — — —
VPCDU-1 Power Control and Distribution Unit VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH 4.14 360 22.5–60 220 — —
ABSL CM520 8s9p Li-ion Space Battery (28 V, 18 Ah) EnerSys / ABSL Space Products 4.3 — 24–33.6 209 — PDF
Solar Array Drive Mechanism. Type 4 Glavkosmos 4.3 — — 260 — —
135W Dual Articulated Deployable Solar Array Pumpkin, Inc. 4.36 135 — — — —
Solar Array Drive Mechanism. Type 6 Glavkosmos 4.6 — — 290 — —
VES16 8S4P Battery Saft 5 — 25–32.8 — — —
220W Deployable Clamshell Solar Array (DCSA) Pumpkin, Inc. 5.05 220 20–40 — — PDF
SADM-200 Comat 6.65 200 14 — — PDF
Regulation and control equipment SPUTNIX 7 — 22–34 306 — —
ABSL CM1040 36s4p Li-ion Space Battery (126 V, 8 Ah) EnerSys / ABSL Space Products 8.4 — 108–151.2 362 — PDF
ABSL CM1040 8s18p Li-ion Space Battery (28 V, 36 Ah) EnerSys / ABSL Space Products 8.8 — 24–33.6 362 — PDF
Regulation and Monitoring Equipment of Electric Power Supply System EPS) ARK-MKA Glavkosmos 12 700 32 — — —
Rechargeable Battery for Power Supply of Spacecraft and Ground Infrastructure Glavkosmos 14.5 — 23.8 472 — —
Voltage Converter PN120/28 Glavkosmos 15.5 1500 110–180 340 92% —
Redwire HiPASS - High-Power Rigid Array Solution for SmallSats Redwire Corporation 17 — — — — PDF
SmallSat EPS EnduroSat 19.5 — — — —
ABSL CM2300 16s20p Li-ion Space Battery (56 V, 40 Ah) EnerSys / ABSL Space Products 19.6 — 48–67.2 359 — PDF
ABSL CM2300 8s40p Li-ion Space Battery (28 V, 80 Ah) EnerSys / ABSL Space Products 20 — 24–33.6 359 — PDF
ST Engineering Power Control & Distribution Unit (PCDU) ST Engineering Satellite Systems 24.5 4000 22–38 — — PDF
Voltage Converter PN28/120 Glavkosmos 25 2000 28.5 340 92% —
ARC Regulation and Control Equipment for Manned and Cargo Spacecraft Glavkosmos 26 2800 32 — — —
VES16 11S16P Battery Saft 28.8 — 29.7–45.1 — — —
Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) Redwire Corporation 36 3300 12 — — PDF
Rechargeable Battery for Power Supply of Spacecraft Glavkosmos 74 — 28.8 530 — —
High-capacity Rechargeable Battery for Power Supply of Spacecraft and Ground Infrastructure Glavkosmos 82 — 27.6 619 — —
Rechargeable Battery for Power Supply of Ground Infrastructure Glavkosmos 115 — 28.8 684 — —
Space Solar Panel CAVU Aerospace 149 960 — — — PDF
SPEAR Probe Howe Industries 1540 3000 — — — —
Lunar Solar Power Plant Yuzhnoye Design Bureau 4110 10000 — — — —
1U Battery Board CubeSat Aerospace — — 3.7 — — —
1U Solar Panel Aphelion Orbitals — 150 — 30.5% triple junction PDF
1U Solar Panels CubeSat Aerospace — 1 11.5 — — —
24U CubeSat Solar Array (Very High Power) MMA Design — 330 — — — —
Advanced Solar Power Systems Astradyne — 10000 — — > 33% —
Airbus Space Battery Products Airbus Defence and Space — — 30 — — PDF
BAT module Space Inventor ApS — — 14.4 — — —
Chiyu Solar Energy System Hongqing Technology (鸿擎科技) — 1000 — — — —
CLASP Composite Lightweight Array with Shape-memory Polymer CTD (Composite Technology Development) — 250 — — — PDF
CubeSat Electrical Power System 1.0 (EPS) NanoAvionics — 175 — — — —
CubeSat GaAs Solar Panel NanoAvionics — 20 — — — —
CubeSat HDK Solar Array Ascent Solar Technologies — 2000 28 — — —
D-SP Deployable Solar Panels NPC Spacemind — 8.8 18.2–19.3 — — —
D-SP6X-L-1W NPC Spacemind — 18.4 18.4–20 — — —
DC/DC Converter Glavkosmos — — 2.8–5.5 — 60–75% —
DROP-03 3U Deployable Solar panel 2NDSpace Srl — 7.5 15.6 — — PDF
DROP-08 8U/4U Deployable Solar panel 2NDSpace Srl — 10 20.8 — — PDF
DROP-12 12U Deployable Solar panel 2NDSpace Srl — 20 20.8–41.6 — — PDF
Electrical Power Systems (EPS) DHV Technology — 900 3.3–12 — — —
ELSA Deployable Space Systems (DSS) — now Redwire — 5000 — — — —
EP-500V HDK Solar Array Ascent Solar Technologies — 2000 500 — — —
External Power Supply Pumpkin, Inc. — — 5–6 — — —
Flexible Blanket Solar Array Dcubed — 2000 — — — —
Flexible High-Efficiency Space Solar Arrays Flexell — — — — 18–25% (thin-film multi-junction) —
GaInP/GaAs/Ge Lattice Matched 3J Solar Cells Spectrolab — — — — up to 32% —
HaWK High Watts per Kilogram Solar Arrays MMA Design — 36 — — — —
High Voltage Power Supply System kit KPVS Glavkosmos — 60000 120 — — —
High-Power Electrical Power System Module (EPSM1) Pumpkin, Inc. — 300 16.8 — >99% PDF
High-power Multi-channel Electrical Power System Module (EPSM1) Pumpkin, Inc. — 480 6–16.8 — >99% typical at moderate-to-high current —
Intelli-Pack Space Information Laboratories (SIL) — 45 — — — —
Intelligent Lithium Battery Module (BM2) Pumpkin, Inc. — 160 — 100 — PDF
Intelligent Protected Lithium Battery Module with SoC Reporting (BM2) Pumpkin, Inc. — — 5.2–16.8 — — PDF
ISISPACE Compact Electrical Power System ISISPACE Group — — 3.3–5 — — PDF
Large Deployable Solar Arrays Source Energy — 3000 — — — —
Latch-Up Current Limiter (LCL) 3D Plus (HEICO) — — 0.8–5.5 — — —
Linear EPS Module (LEPSM1) Pumpkin, Inc. — — 6–8.4 — — PDF
Modular Power Platform (MPP) Space Inventor ApS — 110 — — — —
NANOeps-AMPPT SkyLabs d.o.o. — — 12.1–23.3 — — —
Nanosatellite Battery Array Glavkosmos — — 14.8 — — —
Nanosatellite Electrical Power System Glavkosmos — — 3.3–5 — — —
Nanosatellite Power Subsystem Stellar Exploration, Inc. — 5000 — — — PDF
Nanosatellite Solar Panel Glavkosmos — 2.1 — — — —
Optical Glass Glavkosmos — — — 80.5 — —
PCDU NANO Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit EREMS — 50 — — — —
Power Conditioning and Distribution Units (PCDU) Airbus Defence and Space — 23000 100 — — PDF
Power Distribution Unit Space Inventor ApS — — 12 — — —
Power Supply (Various Models) Data Patterns (India) Ltd. — 5000 — — — —
PPS mk1 Kayser Space — — 28 — — —
PPS Power Distribution Units Kayser Space — — 28 — — —
PPU-1500 (Power Processing Unit) Space Electric Thruster Systems (SETS) — 1500 80–140 — Up to 94% PDF
PPU-200 (Power Processing Unit) Space Electric Thruster Systems (SETS) — 80 26–36 — — PDF
PPU-500 (Power Processing Unit) Space Electric Thruster Systems (SETS) — 500 24–36 — Up to 94% PDF
PSR 100V MKII Airbus Defence and Space — 23000 100 — — PDF
Ra Solar Panels Spacemanic s.r.o. — — — — > 30% —
Rad-Hard DDR Termination Regulator 3D Plus (HEICO) — — 1.6–2.8 — — —
ROSA Roll-Out Solar Array (Redwire / DSS) Deployable Space Systems (DSS) — now Redwire — 30000 12–300 — — —
ROSA — Roll-Out Solar Array Roccor (Redwire) — — 12–300 — — —
Rovial Breakthrough™ Solar Space Platform Rovial Space — 100000 — — — —
Satellite Solar Panels and Power Systems Azista Industries — — — — ~28–30% (triple-junction GaAs) —
SFC85N90S2 SiC Power MOSFET Solid State Devices Inc — 288 900 — — —
SFH06055-20 High Side Power Switch Solid State Devices Inc — — 60 — — —
SmallSat GaAs Deployable Solar Panels NanoAvionics — 0.037 — — — —
Smallsat HDK Solar Array Ascent Solar Technologies — 2000 28 — — —
Solar Arrays Blue Canyon Technologies — 27 14.9 — — PDF
Solar Cell Battery Glavkosmos — — 4.5 — — —
Solar Element GaInP2 / GaAs / Ge Glavkosmos — 381 2371 80 — —
Solar Modules Source Energy — 303 — — — —
Solar Panel for AntS antenna Pumpkin, Inc. — 2 — — — —
Solar Panels for CubeSats DHV Technology — 2.4 — — — —
Solar Panels for Small Satellites DHV Technology — 100 — — — —
Space Point-of-Load (POL) DC/DC Converter 3D Plus (HEICO) — — 5 — — —
Space Radiation Hardened Protection Switch 3D Plus (HEICO) — — 3–12 — — —
Space-Grade DC-DC Converters EUROSATCOM — 2.5 12 — — —
SpaceTech SADA 44/22 (Solar Array Drive Assembly) SpaceTech GmbH — — 22–36 — — —
Supernova High Power PCDU Bradford Space — 300 28 — — —
SX-SBOX Power System (Microsatellite) SPUTNIX — — 22–34 — — —
SXC-PSS-03 Electrical Power System (with Battery Pack) SPUTNIX — — 6–8 — — —
Titan Bare Module Ascent Solar Technologies — 2100 20 — — —
VC91200 LUMIC Radiation-Hardened Latch-Up Monitor IC VORAGO Technologies — — 1.5–10 — — —

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