Power Systems Branch, Code 563

Points of Contact

Capabilities

• Design
• Analysis
• Consultation services for spacecraft, spacecraft payloads and instruments, and sub-orbital payloads.

Specialties Include

• High and low voltage instrument power
• Spacecraft power system design
• Solar arrays
• Batteries

Facilities and Labs

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• Battery Lab
  • Flight Battery Storage; Characterization & Specialized Tests; Incoming Inspections
• High Voltage Lab
• Solar Array Lab
  • Solar Array Flash Test; Incoming Solar Panel Inspection
• Specialized Electronic Lab Equipment
  • Thermal Vacuum Chamber - Used for high voltage power supply testing, especially in troubleshooting.
  • Biddle Corona Discharge System - Used to detect dielectric flaws that produce low level corona with the application of voltage. In flight these defects can produce a full breakdown of the insulation. Operates up to 60KV DC or AC, ambient and in vacuum.
  • Specialized Software - Used for modeling, testing, and analyzing power electronics.