High-Level Project Summary
-Developing the Stirling engine used in ASRGS.-Working on developing parts for ASRGS to give high efficiency.-Adding a high-efficiency battery to work under challenging conditions.-We use Matlab and Solid Works for simulation.-The power source can work in harsh conditions such as the environment of Venus and has high efficiency.-Energy-saving, cost-effective, and environmentally friendly.-The Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator would be four times more efficient than the older model, the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator.-It can be used for future space missions to Mars and deep space.the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator has already undergone certain testing.
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Detailed Project Description
High-efficiency power supply for special space missions Like deep space or hostel planets like Venus.
The advanced Stirling radioisotope generator (ASRG) It uses a Stirling power conversion technology to convert radioactive-decay heat into electricity for use on spacecraft. The energy conversion process used by an ASRG is about four times more efficient than in previous radioisotope systems to produce a similar amount of power and allows it to use about one-quarter of the plutonium-238 as other similar generators.
-The Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator would be four times more efficient than the older model, the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator.
-It can be used for future space missions to Mars and deep space.
Though it is small, the ASRG provides about 130 electrical watts. This electricity is available to power spacecraft systems and instruments.
The machine produces similar amounts of energy as the Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator would produce, however it uses less Plutonium-238.
Through its energy conversions, the ASRG reduces the use of the isotope Plutonium-238, which is becoming very limited.
This machine is also made to last up to seventeen years as well as be safe and harmless to humans in an event of an accident.
Finally, the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator has already undergone certain testing and has been successful.
We use Matlab for simulated Scientific data
We use Solid Works for the simulation of the Hardware parts.
Space Agency Data
We used references and sources from NASA that are included within the challenge resources such as Modular Stirling Radioisotope Generator
Which in turn helped us understand the engine and the project as a whole, the nature of its work and previous defects, as well as working on its development and the use of new components and new materials to overcome previous problems.
Hackathon Journey
It was a very enjoyable experience, I learned a lot from it, the most important of which is working in a team and how to be responsible for a part and respect your time and work, but the most important thing that made us choose this challenge is its proximity to our field of study and our knowledge of many things about planets and their nature, so we thought about this challenge It suits our skills
It was very difficult to find sources for the project, but thanks to the team members and working together, we were able to implement it and make simulations on Matlab and Solidworks, and if I would like to thank someone, it would be the team members who made the effort for the project
References
Lewandowski, E.J.; Bolotin, G.S.; and Oriti, S.M.: Test Program for Stirling Radioisotope Generator Hardware at NASA Glenn Research Center. AIAA–2014–3964, 2014.
Oriti, S.M.: Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator Engineering Unit 2 (ASRG EU2) Final Assembly. Proceedings of the Nuclear and Emerging Technologies for Space 2015, Albuquerque, NM, 2015.
Brown, G., et al.: Scalable Controller Concepts for High Power Nuclear Stirling Systems. IAC-14-C3.5-C4.7.10x26290, 2014.
Holliday, E.S.: Controller Computing a Virtual Tuning Capacitor for Controlling a Free-Piston Stirling Engine Driving a Linear Alternator. U.S. Patent 7,511,459, March 31, 2009.
Leland, D.K., et al.: Development of a Power Electronics Controller for the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator. Presented at the fifth International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, St. Louis, MO, 2007.
Lewandowski, E.J.; and Schreiber, J.G.: Testing to Characterize the Advanced Stirling Radioisotope Generator Engineering Unit. Presented at the Eighth International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, Nashville, TN, 2010.
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https://techport.nasa.gov/view/92914
https://solarsystem.nasa.gov/resources/549/energy-storage-technologies-for-future-planetary-science-missions/
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/automaton-rover-for-extreme-environments-aree/
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@Venus @HardWare @Matlab @SolidWorks @Electrical @Storage @Source @Mechanical @thermoelectric