Neural network controlled power distribution element
US6369545B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 17, 2000 |
| Grant date | Apr 9, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 17, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/56
- WIPO fieldElectrical machinery, apparatus, energy
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
The power distribution control element significantly improves the efficiency by which solar energy is distributed and controlled to large phased array antenna assemblies by providing current directly from photovoltaic cells to lithium-ion battery cells through a neural-network based charge controller. The small current required to operate each transmit/receive module is provided from an adjacent battery cell rather than a large centralized battery assembly located in the spacecraft bus. In the preferred embodiment, the charge control is regulated by a back-propagation neural network.
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