Technical Paper
A Prototype Ground Support System Security Monitor for Space Based Power System Health Monitoring
1992-08-03
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The Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell International Corporation is currently researching and evaluating the use of Artificial Intelligence and in particular Expert System technologies for the monitoring of large space-based electric power systems such as NASA's Space Station Freedom (SSF). Power System Security of space borne and lunar based electrical power systems provide unique challenges to power system software design engineers. The major responsibility of Power System Security is the monitoring of the state of health of the Power Distribution System. The role of system security is to ensure that uninterrupted electrical power of high quality is distributed to all the load centers [1]. Voltage, current, power source reliability, and power quality are main components that describe the integrity of an electrical power system and fall into the area of security control.