Design and Test Analysis of a Solar Array Root Hinge Drive Assembly

A root hinge drive assembly is preferred in place of the classical viscous damper in a large solar array system.It has advantages including better deployment control and higher reliability.But the traditional single degree of freedom model should be improved.A multiple degrees of freedom dynamics model is presented for the solar arrays deployment to guide the drive assembly design.The established model includes the functions of the torsion springs,the synchronization mechanism and the lock-up impact.A numerical computation method is proposed to solve the dynamics coupling problem.Then considering the drive torque requirement calculated by the proposed model,a root hinge drive assembly is developed based on the reliability engineering design methods,and dual actuators are used as a redundancy design.Pseudo-efficiency is introduced and the major factors influencing the（pseudo-）efficiency of the gear mechanism designed with high reduction ratio are studied for further test data analysis.A ground prototype deployment test is conducted to verify the capacity of the drive assembly.The test device consists of a large-area solar array system and a root hinge drive assembly.The RHDA development time is about 43 s.The theoretical drive torque is compared with the test values which are obtained according to the current data and the reduction efficiency analysis,and the results show that the presented model and the calibration methods are proper enough.

Study on the Behavior of Solar Array Deployment with Root Hinge Drive Assembly

In this paper, a method of using a root hinge drive assembly （RHDA） to control the solar array deployment is provided and a multi-DOF mechanism dynamic model of the system is established. In this way, the root hinge torque can be calculated iteratively. Then taking the predicted torque as a reference, a RHDA is designed for a large multiple-stage packaging and deployable solar array system. The control effect of the drive assembly is validated by ground tests. The test results indicate that the solar arrays can be deployed smoothly, and the deployment velocities are restricted by the drive assembly as expected. During the tests, the RHDA output speed and output torque are obtained. In order to examine the impact force when the yoke is lock-up with a hard stop, dynamics simulations are performed according to the actual behavior. The simulation result indicates that the designed RHDA reduces the impact force significantly and improves the lock-up reliability effectively.

Modeling, measurement and simulation of the disturbance torque generated via solar array drive assembly

The disturbance torque generated via solar array drive assembly(SADA) can significantly degrade the key performance of satellite.The discussed SADA is composed of a two-phase hybrid stepping motor and a set of two-stage straight gear reducer. Firstly, the vibration equation of the two-phase hybrid stepping motor is established via simplifying and linearizing the electromagnetic torque.Secondly, based on the vibration equation established, the disturbance torque model of SADA is created via force analysis and force system simplification. Thirdly, for precisely ground measuring the disturbance torque aroused by SADA, a measurement system,including a strain micro-vibrations measurement platform(SMMP) and a set of gravity unloading device(GUD), is designed.Fourthly, the proposed disturbance torque model is validated by measuring and simulating the disturbance torque produced via SADA driving rigid load through GUD. The results indicate that, the proposed disturbance torque model holds the ability to describe the disturbance torque caused by SADA with high precision. Finally, the disturbance torque emitted by SADA driving a flexible load, designed to simulate solar array, is modeled and simulated via using fixed-interface mode synthesis method(FIMSM). All the conclusions drawn from this article do have a meaningful help for studying the disturbance torque produced by SADA driving solar array on orbit.

太阳翼驱动机构对卫星姿态扰动特性评估

为了研究太阳翼驱动机构(solar array drive assembly,SADA)对卫星平台姿态的扰动特性,建立了考虑SADA驱动太阳翼旋转的整星姿态动力学模型,设计了一种测量SADA带载运动特性的试验方案。通过试验得到了SADA驱动负载的运动特性曲线,对试验数据进行拟合得到了SADA带载驱动的传递函数。将拟合的SADA运动模型代入到整星姿态动力学模型中进行仿真,得到了考虑SADA运动时的卫星姿态控制指标。基于SADA的运动特性和安装方式,设计了将两台SADA驱动信号的相位交错180°的扰动抑制策略。仿真验证了该策略对SADA运动的扰动抑制效果,具有良好的工程应用价值。

GEO轨道卫星单结砷化镓电池阵在轨衰减特性分析

通过国内基于DFH-4平台研制并成功发射的XX地球同步轨道卫星,利用在轨单结砷化镓太阳电池阵输出电流数据作为统计依据。对造成太阳电池阵输出电流变化的太阳入射角、日地距离因子、太阳帆板驱动机构(SADA)和太阳电池阵温度等因素的逐一分析,消除了以上因素对衰减因子的影响,最终得到太阳电池在轨运行期间的衰减因子拟合表达式,并预计出在轨15 a寿命末期的衰减因子为Fn=0.9377。

高分七号卫星太阳翼驱动主动控制方案

低轨遥感卫星太阳翼驱动机构(SADA)普遍采用步进电机驱动,受步进电机不平稳驱动特性的影响,卫星平台的姿态稳定度很难进一步提升。为了满足高分七号卫星姿态稳定度需求,降低驱动机构转动对卫星姿态带来的影响,提出了应用永磁同步电机(PMSM)直接驱动的高稳定度太阳翼驱动主动控制方案。针对传统比例积分(PI)控制器存在稳定裕度低且易与太阳翼低阶模态耦合的特点,提出了一种相位补偿策略。高分七号卫星应用结果表明:太阳翼驱动主动控制方案及其相位补偿控制策略能有效降低太阳翼驱动过程中的转速波动,抑制对卫星产生的姿态扰动,可为后续其他高分辨率卫星设计提供参考。

太阳帆板驱动机构内带电效应试验

太阳帆板驱动机构(Solar Array Drive Assembly,SADA)是长寿命、大功率航天器能源系统的关键部件.在空间高能电子环境下,SADA内部会发生静电放电甚至诱发二次放电,导致航天器丧失能源.利用双束加速器建立试验平台,对SADA进行内带电效应试验.试验中高能电子束的电子能量为2MeV,束流密度为5pA·cm^(-2),模拟SADA工作电压为50~150V,工作电流为0.5~1.5 A.试验样品充电电位在辐照5h后达到平衡,形成的电场约为5×10~6V·m^(-1).相同工作电流下的放电次数随工作电压增大而明显增加,说明工作电压形成的电场与高能电子沉积形成的电场叠加会增加SADA发生放电的风险.依据试验结果,提出SADA抗内带电设计方案:一是降低SADA介质盘的体电阻率;二是改进导电环结构体的结构设计,降低导电环间电压在介质盘上形成的电场.

太阳帆板驱动装置高分辨率转速测量方法

太阳帆板驱动装置(SADA)以极低转速实现对日定向功能,转速的不平稳对卫星产生姿态扰动。有限的位置或转速检测分辨率是SADA转速平稳控制的制约因素。针对SADA驱动系统采用旋转变压器角度直接差分方法进行测速存在测速分辨率较低的问题,提出了一种低速工况下的频率法测速及其FPGA实现方案,具有检测分辨率高的特点。对由此测速方法产生的时延约束,以及对SADA驱动系统产生的性能影响进行了理论分析。最后,搭建了SADA驱动系统的仿真和试验验证平台。仿真和试验结果表明,所提出的测速方法在SADA低速驱动场合具有更低的转速波动,较传统角度差分测速方法转速波动范围降低了60%以上。为SADA转速平稳控制奠定了基础。