Research of thermal control system for nanosatellite with carbon fiber reinforced plastic body

Abstract

One of the key problems in the design of nanosatellites is to provide a specified temperature range for the operation of electronic equipment. In structures of modern nanosatellites mainly used the elemental base of smartphones. To process a large amount of information, more advanced processors with high thermal power are required. The specified thermal mode of the on-board computer can be achieved using a remote heat removal system or by direct contact of the processor cover with the carbon fiber reinforced plastics (CFRP) body of the nanosatellite. Using a model of nanosatellite as an example, a thermal control system with miniature loop heat pipes and highly heat-conducting refrigerators-emitters is designed. The influence of the thermal conductivity coefficient in the reinforcement plane of the nanosatellite CFRP body on its temperature state in low Earth orbit is studied.