Nuclear energy sources have been widely used in the past decades in order to power the spacecrafts, nevertheless their use has attracted controversy because of the risk of harmful material released into the atmosphere if an accident were to occur during the launch phase of the mission. As compared to solar cells, wind turbines have a great advantage on Mars, as they can continuously produce power both during dust storms and at night-time. This paper focuses on the design of a wind energy conversion system (WECS) considering the atmospheric conditions on Mars. Wind potential on Martian surface has been estimated, as well as the average energy requirements of a Martian probe or surface rover. Finally, the expected daily energy output of the WECS has been computed on the basis of both the swept area of the rotor and the average wind speed at the landing site, as well as the characteristic curves of the turbine to be implemented in the control system for optimal rotor operation

A proposal for control system of a wind energy convertion system for special purposes

Cescon, Marco
2011/2012

Abstract

Nuclear energy sources have been widely used in the past decades in order to power the spacecrafts, nevertheless their use has attracted controversy because of the risk of harmful material released into the atmosphere if an accident were to occur during the launch phase of the mission. As compared to solar cells, wind turbines have a great advantage on Mars, as they can continuously produce power both during dust storms and at night-time. This paper focuses on the design of a wind energy conversion system (WECS) considering the atmospheric conditions on Mars. Wind potential on Martian surface has been estimated, as well as the average energy requirements of a Martian probe or surface rover. Finally, the expected daily energy output of the WECS has been computed on the basis of both the swept area of the rotor and the average wind speed at the landing site, as well as the characteristic curves of the turbine to be implemented in the control system for optimal rotor operation
2011-11-29
wind turbine for Mars, martian atmosphere density, wind on Mars, martian probe, curves of the turbine
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