Mass-capacity analysis and comparison of power installations under operation conditions on the lunar station

Authors: Lezhnev A.O. , Mamiy T.V.
Published in issue: #3(80)/2023
DOI: 10.18698/2541-8009-2023-3-872
Category: Aviation and Rocket-Space Engineering | Chapter: Thermal, Electric Jet Engines, and Power Plants of Aircrafts
Keywords: power plant, lunar station, dual-mode nuclear power plant, thermionic emission reactor-converter, thermos-electrochemical converter, electrochemical generator, photovoltaic converters, mass-power characteristic
Published: 27.04.2023

With regard to the creation of a power plant for the lunar station, we describe options for using a dual-mode nuclear power plant based on a thermionic emission reactor-converter and thermos-electrochemical converter and cascade photoelectric converters together with a fuel cell electrochemical generator system. The operating principles of each plant are briefly described. Examples of power plant systems which can be implemented on the lunar station are given. The thermal mode of the thermos-electrochemical converter panel is calculated. A comparison of the mass dependences of the described power plants on the generated power is given. The graph illustrates the power plant power ranges for the selection of systems with the minimum mass.

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