Research Article

Design of Modular Power Management and Attitude Control Subsystems for a Microsatellite

Table 2

Simulation results of MPPT buck converter designed for PCM.

S. noInput voltage (Vin)Output voltage (Vo)Duty cycle (D)Input current (Iin)Output current (Io)Input power (Pin)Output power (Po)Efficiency (η)

180 V27.33 V0.350.981A2.73A78.28 W74.61 W95.30
270 V27.36 V0.401.11A2.73A77.50 W74.69 W96.37
361 V27.45 V0.461.28A2.74A77.87 W75.21 W96.58
450V27.45 V0.561.56A2.74A77.79 W75.21 W96.68
541 V27.39 V0.681.89A2.73A77.28 W74.77 W96.75