Lunar Solar Power Plant
Yuzhnoye Design Bureau
The Lunar Solar Power Plant (SPP) is a surface power generation system developed by Yuzhnoye SDO designed to provide sustained electrical power to an industrial-research lunar base during the lunar day and maintain essential power levels through the approximately 14-Earth-day lunar night using energy storage. With 100 square meters of solar panel area, the system […]
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 4,110 kg
- Power
- 10,000 W
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As published by the supplier
- Power Output (lunar day, typical mode)
- 10 kW
- Power Output (lunar night, sleep mode)
- 1 to 2 kW
- Solar Panel Area
- 100 m2
- Total System Mass
- 4,110 kg
- Energy Storage
- Lithium-ion batteries + electrochemical generators
About
The Lunar Solar Power Plant (SPP) is a surface power generation system developed by Yuzhnoye SDO designed to provide sustained electrical power to an industrial-research lunar base during the lunar day and maintain essential power levels through the approximately 14-Earth-day lunar night using energy storage. With 100 square meters of solar panel area, the system generates 10 kW during typical lunar day operations and maintains 1 to 2 kW during lunar night. The total system mass is 4,110 kg. Energy storage bridging the lunar night is accomplished through a combination of lithium-ion batteries and electrochemical generators (fuel cells). The SPP is a key enabling infrastructure element for any long-duration crewed operations at the lunar surface, providing power to habitats, science instruments, life support systems, and surface mobility vehicles.
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