Question Level Question Level

General structure of EPS for a space vehicle Admission battery efficiency: charge-discharge ratio Intermediate
Equation for electrical output and solar radiation on a solar array Admission battery efficiency measures High
Input power for solar arrays in Earth orbits Intermediate battery design Intermediate
Current-voltage characteristics of a solar array Admission battery charging approaches Intermediate
Current-voltage characteristics of a solar array at variable light intensity Admission Charging of Ni-H Intermediate
Standard conditions for PV Intermediate Charging of Li-Ion Intermediate
Electrical model of a solar cell Intermediate battery cell balancing High
Photovoltaic Conversion efficiency Basic battery aging Intermediate
PV electrical output and temperature Intermediate battery Depth of discharge and state of charge Basic
PV efficiency and aging High battery design in LEO Basic
PV efficiency and spectrum High battery design in GEO Basic
PV efficency and intensity High battery design for other mission phases Intermediate
PV efficiency for different types of solar cells Intermediate Fault tolerant design for batteries Top
PV thermal balance and electric load Intermediate Battery management at system level High
PV solar panels for the inner solar system High Operating point of a solar array with resistive load Admission
PV and eclipses Basic Regulation High
effects of albedo Intermediate Energy balance in Earth orbit Basic
PV and tilt angle basic Solar array sizing Basic
PV Moon eclypses High Nuclear energy sources Intermediate
Concentration photovoltaics and efficiency High RHU Intermediate
PV concentrator shapes Intermediate RTG and thermoelectric converters Intermediate
Solar cell physics Top storage technologies for space High
Absorption of light Top Main bus definition Basic
Quantum efficiency of a solar cell High Choice of the main bus voltage Basic
Spectral responsivity of a solar cell High Bus - battery interconnection schemes Intermediate
Semiconductor bandgap effects High Battery bus Basic
Multijuncion solar cells Intermediate Full regulation Basic
Triple junction solar cells Intermediate Sun regulation Basic
Silicon solar cells Intermediate Basic battery-bus interconnection Admission
Thin film solar cells Intermediate Full/sun regulation tradeoff High
Solar panels: series and parallel connection of solar cells Basic Current voltage characteristcs in unregulated solar arrays Admission
blocking diodes in solar arrays Intermediate Basic solar array-bus interconnection Admission
bypass diodes in solar arrays Intermediate Solar array regulation schemes and tradeoff Intermediate
hot spot effect in solar arrays High Shunt regulation Basic
aging of solar cells: different effects Intermediate Series regulation Basic
UV effects on solar cells High Linear full shunt regulators/limiters High
PV and Particulate radiation effects Intermediate Partial shunt regulation Top
Radiation flux variations in Earth orbits Intermediate Switching Shunt regulators Intermediate
van Allen belts in Earth orbits Intermediate S3R Basic
Remaing factors and the JPL model Intermediate S4R High
Efficiency and radiation fluence High Batteries in S3R Intermediate
Radiation effects on recombination centers and diffusion length Top Control of S3R High
Radiation effects on the spectral responsivity High Current ripple in S3R Intermediate
solar cell coverglass types Intermediate Power using in S3R High
solar cell coverglass thickness design High Circuit for linear shunt regulator Top
solar arrays and partial shading effects Intermediate Circuit for linear series regulator Top
construction of solar arrays Intermediate Switching converters Intermediate
sun sensors High Duty cycle and input-output transfer in switching converters Intermediate
Solar arrays construction approaches High Impedance transformation in switching converters High
SADM High Impedance trasnformation with photovoltaic and constant power load High
Solar array deployment Intermediate MPPT principle of operation Basic
rigid solar arrays: construction and deployment Intermediate Power using in MPPT High
flexible solar arrays: construction, thermal effects and deployment Intermediate MPPT approaches: Intermediate
Available battery technologies Intermediate MPPT Perturb and observe Basic
primary batteries and points of strenght Intermediate Current voltage Vs. time in partially regulated bus High
Silver zinc batteries Intermediate Battery currents in partially regulated bus High
Li-ion Batteries Intermediate Operating point stability High
Ni-H batteries Intermediate Battery latch -up Top
Ni-H packing Intermediate Double bus architecture Intermediate
Secondary batteries Vs. primary batteries Intermediate GND management Top
Overview and comparison of battery types High Grounding in a spacecraft High
Current-voltage characteristics of a battery Admission Power distribution definition Basic
battery electrical model High Protections Basic
battery impedance High Overcurrent protection means High
battery charge-discharge cycles Intermediate Overvoltage protection means High
battery discharge curve Admission Central-local protections Intermediate
battery parameters Intermediate System protections Intermediate
battery capacity Basic Autonomy of control functions Intermediate
battery C-rate Intermediate Majority Voting logic High
batteries and thermal effects Intermediate Battery management by system Intermediate