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C3S has designed and prototyped Ancillary Electrical Unit (AEU) for PLATO 2.0 mid-size satellite of ESA mission detecting and characterizing extrasolar planetary systems. SMILE is a „low-cost” mission by utilizing technology developed for PLATO as much as possible. C3S was responsible for Soft X-ray Imager PSU module. Our Plato activity reached TRL 3, we closed SMILE at TRL 4.
PLATO 2.0 & SMILE
PLATO 2.0 & SMILE detailed activities
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Power supplies for 26 cameras
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6 channel per power supply
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Very low-noise multiple output power supply for CCD front-end electronics
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Galvanically isolated from the input and each other
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Per channel overvoltage and overcurrent protection
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Capability to synchronise to external sync signal or operate in free-running mode
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Camera synchronization (less than 10 ns)
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Housekeeping data acquisition
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Communication via SpaceWire
PLATO 2.0 & SMILE
PLATO 2.0 & SMILE detailed activities continued
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Structural and thermal analysis
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Ground Support Equipment for coupling tests and for qualification
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Complex Sub-System Design
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Power Distribution Unit Design
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Synchronization module development (Sync. of 26 cameras in PLATO 2.0)
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Structural and Thermal analysis
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Ground Support Equipment development
- Flexible data acquisition & commanding interface solution for custom DC/DC converters