Research on Wireless Power Transfer in Modular Spacecraft

Abstract

Modular spacecraft is an innovative architecture of space system construction, which a cluster of functional modules act as a single spacecraft by means of functional decomposition, physical separation, free flying and wireless connection. This paper proposed a new power system structure based on wireless power transfer for the modular spacecraft with wireless mobile ad hoc network as data control center, and developed energy management control strategy in order to achieve flexible power supply between different module spacecrafts. Finally, simulation results verified the feasibility of the power system.