Dec 1986
adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1986stin...8717398.&link_type=abstract
Final Report System Development Corp., Camarillo, CA.
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Electric Power Supplies, Energy Storage, Lunar Bases, Lunar Environment, Nuclear Auxiliary Power Units, Photovoltaic Cells, Solar Energy Conversion, Working Fluids
Scientific paper
The findings of a study on the feasibility of several methods of providing electrical power for a permanently manned lunar base are provided. Two fundamentally different methods for lunar electrical power generation are considered. One is the use of a small nuclear reactor and the other is the conversion of solar energy to electricity. The baseline goal was to initially provide 300 kW of power with growth capability to one megawatt and eventually to 10 megawatts. A detailed, day by day scenario for the establishment, build-up, and operational activity of the lunar base is presented. Also presented is a conceptual approach to a supporting transportation system which identifies the number, type, and deployment of transportation vehicles required to support the base. An approach to the use of solar cells in the lunar environment was developed. There are a number of heat engines which are applicable to solar/electric conversions, and these are examined. Several approaches to energy storage which were used by the electric power utilities were examined and those which could be used at a lunar base were identified.
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