Power Generation on a Bare Electrodynamic Tether during Debris Mitigation in Space

Table 5

Battery performance for different orbit parameters.

Variable	Value	Maximum available power (W)	Mission time (h)	Energy conversion efficiency (%)	Maximum waste power (W)
Initial semimajor axis (km)	6800	44.7	235.32	1.74	0
	6900	39.7	358.95	2.61	23.56
	7000	33.4	457.42	3.03	29.22
Inclination (°)	0	52.1	232.87	2.15	0
	15	48.4	260.40	2.27	20.58
	30	39.7	358.95	2.61	23.56
	45	29.7	575.52	3.18	23.03
	60	18.7	1032.6	3.72	18.7