Project Introduction
Technologies Within this Project
Technology Details: AES Modular Power Systems
This technology is categorized as a hardware system for manned spaceflight
Description of technology:
The goals of this project are to develop modular power design systems and components for human exploration flight vehicles; assess, develop, and/or improve power system designs for AES/HEOMD ground/flight demonstrations; demonstrate modular power design systems, by participating in annual ground demonstrations, infusing power technologies developed by the Space Technology Program Game Changing Development (GCD) Space Power Systems (SPS) project, Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR), and ot...
Capabilities provided:
The AMPs project will develop modular power elements with standard power, mechanical, and thermal interfaces to provide commonality across different space exploration vehicles and spacecraft, including launch vehicles, habitats, landers, rovers, and other transport vehicles that the Agency expects to build. Common modular power system modules will reduce development, testing and flight system costs and improve the affordability and reliability of future space exploration power systems.
Potential applications:
AMPs modular power units with standard interfaces could be combined to provide modular commonality across a variety of space exploration vehicles and spacecraft, including deep space and planetary surface habitats, landers and rovers, electric propulsion systems, launch vehicles, and other spacecraft and vehicles. Specifically, the AMPS project is developing modular power electronics units such as modular intelligent controllers, bidirectional converters, and power distribution units for deep s...
Anticipated Benefits
Benefits to NASA funded missions
By optimizing across multiple platforms, AMPs power systems designs will differ from those that would be developed by considering one application in isolation. It is this multivehicle commonality that will provide the cost savings for NASA’s planned fleet of flight hardware and reduce the number and mass of spare parts/components required.
Benefits to NASA unfunded & planned missions
By optimizing across multiple platforms, AMPs power systems designs will differ from those that would be developed by considering one application in isolation. It is this multivehicle commonality that will provide the cost savings for NASA’s planned fleet of flight hardware and reduce the number and mass of spare parts/components required.
Benefits to other government agencies
Modular power system technology improvements and cost savings realized from this project would also be applicable to other government space projects that use similar power systems..
Benefits to the commercial space industry
The commercial space industry would also benefit from the technology improvements and cost savings realized from this project.
Benefits to the nation
Because of the potential commonality across multiple space exploration vehicles and spacecraft for NASA, other government agencies, and commercial space industry, the technology improvements and cost savings realized from this project would also benefit the nation.
U.S. Work Locations and Key Partners
| NASA Organizations Performing Work | Role | Location |
|---|---|---|
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Lead Center | Cleveland, OH |
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Supporting Center | Moffett Field, CA |
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Supporting Center | Houston, TX |
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Supporting Center | Washington, DC |
U.S. States with Work:
| U.S. States and Territories with Work on this Project | |
|---|---|
| California | Ohio |
| District of Columbia | Texas |
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Organizational Responsibility
Responsible Mission Directorate:
Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate (HEOMD)
Lead Center:
Glenn Research Center (GRC)
Responsible Program:
Advanced Exploration Systems Program
Project Management
Program Director:
- Jason Crusan
Program Executive:
- John Warren
Project Manager:
- Patrick George
Project Technology Areas
Primary:
- Space Power and Energy Storage (TA 3)
- Space Power and Energy Storage (TA 3)
- Space Power and Energy Storage (TA 3)
Secondary:
- Space Power and Energy Storage (TA 3)
- Energy Storage (TA 3.2)
- Energy Storage (TA 3.2)
- Energy Storage (TA 3.2)
Additional Technology Areas:
- Space Power and Energy Storage (TA 3)
- Energy Storage (TA 3.2)
- Batteries (TA 3.2.1)
- Batteries (TA 3.2.1)
- Batteries (TA 3.2.1)
- Power Management and Distribution (TA 3.3)
- Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (TA 3.3.1)
- Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (TA 3.3.1)
- Fault Detection, Isolation, and Recovery (TA 3.3.1)
- Management and Control (TA 3.3.2)
- Hierarchical Control of a Power System (TA 3.3.2.1)
- Hierarchical Control of a Power System (TA 3.3.2.1)
- Hierarchical Control of a Power System (TA 3.3.2.1)
- Distribution and Transmission (TA 3.3.3)
- Modular High- and Low-Power Switchgear (TA 3.3.3.3)
- Modular High- and Low-Power Switchgear (TA 3.3.3.3)
- Modular High- and Low-Power Switchgear (TA 3.3.3.3)
- Conversion and Regulation (TA 3.3.5)
- Modular Power Converters (TA 3.3.5.3)
- Modular Power Converters (TA 3.3.5.3)
- Modular Power Converters (TA 3.3.5.3)
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems (TA 4)
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems (TA 4)
- Robotics and Autonomous Systems (TA 4)
Project Duration
Start Date: Oct 2011
End Date: Sep 2018
Project Technology Maturity
- Start
- Current
- Estimated End
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