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Development of Power Plant Trio CanSat Platform Powered by Solar, Wind and Piezo Energy Harvesting Systems

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This paper presents the Power Plant Trio (PPT) Can Satellite (CanSat) platform developed by the University of Chosun, South Korea, with a focus on energy harvesting systems. The main objective of this project is to confirm the effectiveness of solar, wind and piezoelectric energy harvesting systems, which are utilized for LED lighting and activating a self-powered MEMS-based sensor module. The secondary objective of this project is to wirelessly transmit collected solar energy using the magnetic resonance method. To confirm compliance with the design requirements and to validate the effectiveness of the system, several pre-launch tests were conducted on-ground. The subsequent results of the CanSat flight test demonstrated that the proposed PPT CanSat system fulfills all of the required functions, satisfying the success criteria of the mission. The energy harvesting technologies introduced in this study can be effective for enhancing the power generation capability of spacecraft; in particular, for CubeSats with an extremely restricted size and available area for the installation of solar cells.

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This research was supported by research fund from Chosun University (2021).

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  1. Soletop Co., Ltd., 409 Expo-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of Korea

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  2. Space Technology Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Smart Vehicle System Engineering, Chosun University, 375 Seosuk-dong, Dong-gu, Gwangju, 501-759, South Korea

    Hyun-Ung Oh

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Chae, BG., Oh, HU. Development of Power Plant Trio CanSat Platform Powered by Solar, Wind and Piezo Energy Harvesting Systems. Int. J. Aeronaut. Space Sci. 22, 1464–1480 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s42405-021-00382-y

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