Space Shuttle electrical power system
E822837
The Space Shuttle electrical power system was the orbiter’s integrated network of fuel cells, distribution buses, and control equipment that generated and supplied electricity to all onboard systems and payloads.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
spacecraft electrical power system
ⓘ
subsystem of Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ |
| byproduct | water ⓘ |
| controlledBy | General Purpose Computers ⓘ |
| controlledFrom |
aft flight deck panels
ⓘ
mission control center ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| designGoal |
fault tolerance
ⓘ
high reliability ⓘ redundancy ⓘ |
| distributionArchitecture | multiple main DC buses ⓘ |
| fuelCellManufacturer | Pratt & Whitney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fuelCellType | alkaline hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
battery system
ⓘ
bus switching units ⓘ essential buses ⓘ fuel cell powerplants ⓘ inverters ⓘ main DC buses ⓘ power control electronics ⓘ remote power controllers ⓘ transformer-rectifier units ⓘ |
| missionPhase |
landing
ⓘ
launch ⓘ on-orbit operations ⓘ reentry ⓘ |
| nominalVoltageLevel | 28 V DC ⓘ |
| numberOfFuelCells | 3 ⓘ |
| operator | NASA ⓘ |
| partOf | Space Shuttle orbiter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPowerSource | alkaline fuel cell ⓘ |
| program |
NASA Space Shuttle program
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Shuttle program
|
| provides |
electrical power to orbiter systems
ⓘ
electrical power to payloads ⓘ potable water for crew ⓘ |
| providesRedundancy | triple fuel cell configuration ⓘ |
| reactant |
liquid hydrogen
ⓘ
liquid oxygen ⓘ |
| supportsSubsystem |
communications and tracking system
ⓘ
environmental control and life support system ⓘ guidance navigation and control system ⓘ orbital maneuvering system ⓘ payload bay experiments ⓘ reaction control system ⓘ |
| usedOnVehicle |
Space Shuttle Atlantis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Space Shuttle Challenger NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Discovery NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Shuttle Endeavour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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