Methodology for the comparative assessment of the Satellite Power System (SPS) and alternative technologies | Zendy

T.D. Wolsko | Zendy; W.A. Buehring | Zendy; R.R. Cirillo | Zendy; J. Gasper | Zendy; L.J. Habegger | Zendy; K.A. Hub | Zendy; D. Newsom | Zendy; Michael Samsa | Zendy; E.J. Stenehjem | Zendy; Ruth G. Whitfield | Zendy

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Methodology for the comparative assessment of the Satellite Power System (SPS) and alternative technologies

Author(s) -

T.D. Wolsko,

W.A. Buehring,

R.R. Cirillo,

J. Gasper,

L.J. Habegger,

K.A. Hub,

D. Newsom,

Michael Samsa,

E.J. Stenehjem,

Ruth G. Whitfield

Publication year - 1980

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Reports

DOI - 10.2172/5447485

Subject(s) - systems engineering , satellite , identification (biology) , energy transformation , computer science , futures contract , electric power system , system integration , engineering , power (physics) , aerospace engineering , botany , physics , quantum mechanics , biology , operating system , thermodynamics , financial economics , economics

A description of the initial methodology for the Comparative Assessment of the Satellite Power System Concept Development and Evaluation Program of NASA and DOE is presented. Included are study objectives, issue identification, units of measurement, methods, and data bases. The energy systems concerned are the satellite power system, several coal technologies, geothermal energy, fission, fusion, terrestrial solar systems, and ocean thermal energy conversion. Guidelines are suggested for the characterization of these systems, side-by-side analysis, alternative futures analysis, and integration and aggregation of data. The bulk of this report is a description of the methods for assessing the technical, economic, environmental, societal, and institutional issues surrounding the development of the selected energy technologies.

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