Solar Array Simulator (SAS)
Tiger Innovations, Inc.
Rack-mount EGSE that simulates spacecraft solar arrays with individually controllable IV curves for satellite integration and test.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 19.5 kg
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Number of channels (4U base)
- 8 - 16
- Number of channels (6U base)
- 8 - 24
- DC input power (4U)
- 0 - 20 A @ 5 - 60 V from external supply
- DC input power (6U)
- 0 - 60 A @ 5 - 60 V from external supply
- Current range (4U)
- 0 - 3 A per channel
- Current range (6U)
- 0 - 8 A per channel
- Open circuit voltage
- 0 V - 55 V, adjustable per channel
- Short circuit current
- 0 - 8 A, adjustable per channel
- Per channel control
- Max Power Voltage, Max Power Current, Open Circuit Voltage, Short Circuit Current
- Format (4U)
- 4U, 19" rack mounted, 20" deep
- Format (6U)
- 6U, 19" rack mounted, 20" deep
- Mass (4U)
- Approx. 43 lbs
- Mass (6U)
- Approx. 53 lbs
- I/o format
- Ethernet
- I/o protocols
- UDP/IP
- Data formats
- Continuous stream
- Prtd simulator range
- -120 C to +120 C per channel
- Configurable max current
- 3, 6, or 8 A per channel
About
The Tiger Innovations Solar Array Simulator (SAS) provides up to 24 individual solar array simulators housed in a single 4U or 6U, 19-inch rack-mount chassis. All SAS channels have an individually controllable IV curve, adjustable for max-power current/voltage, short-circuit current, and open-circuit voltage. The SAS requires one or more external power supplies for operation; supply size and number can be adjusted to meet aggregate power requirements, and can be integrated in parallel with all channels or wired directly to individual channels. The SAS provides telemetry and control for each channel, including separate output enable switches. Each channel can be individually configured with a parameterized IV curve, and orbit simulations are generated using a scripting language to periodically update these values via software command. Software control is typically implemented using Tiger Innovations’ StreamLINK ground control package or through a defined Ethernet interface.
Documentation
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