Thermal Regulation of Space Platform Panels by Using Electric Heaters

Abstract

In orbital flight, the temperature state of spacecraft and their constituent space platforms complexly changes in time and space. The inhomogeneous temperature field of the space platform can cause shape distortion, which negatively affects the performance of targets. To equalize the temperature field of the space platform, it is proposed to use electric heaters with differentiated power distributions. The formulation of the boundary inverse heat conduction problem is presented and the specific power of the heaters necessary for uniform distribution of the temperature field of a panel of composite material is determined.