Development was undertaken in 2000 under joint sponsorship by the (DoE), , and the Stirling Research Laboratory at NASA's (GRC) for potential future. In 2012, NASA chose a solar-powered mission () for the interplanetary mission, negating the need for a radioisotope power system for the 2018 launch.
Solar arrays for space are not subject to these effects, but instead have a different set of environmental hazards, including more extreme temperature cycles, particulate and ultraviolet radiation in space, micromete-oroid damage, and exposure to a flux of atomic.
Inverters convert DC solar power to AC electricity. Hybrid models manage multiple energy sources. During low sunlight, they switch to batteries or generators.
The electrical power system (EPS) is a major, fundamental subsystem that encompasses electrical power generation, storage, and distribution, and commonly comprises a large portion of volume and mass in any given spacecraft.
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NASA spacewalker Stephen Bowen works to release a stowed roll-out solar array before installing it on the 1A power channel of the International Space Station's starboard truss structure.
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