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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
Inventor:
Erich H. Soendker, Sacramento, CA (US);
Assignee:
Aerojet Rocketdyne, Inc., Sacramento, CA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/42 (2006.01); B64G 1/40 (2006.01); F03H 1/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64G 1/428 (2013.01); B64G 1/411 (2023.08); F03H 1/0006 (2013.01); F03H 1/0018 (2013.01); H02J 7/0024 (2013.01);
Abstract
A reconfigurable power processing unit for a spacecraft including a plurality of power modules. Each of the power modules includes a first power source and a second power source. The first power source and the second power source are configured to be in series in a first state and in parallel in a second state. A plurality of contactors connect each power module to at least one of another power module in the plurality of power modules and a power processing output and are configured to control the state of the power modules.