EagleSat Project NEMESIS
Faculty Mentor Name
Ahmed Sulyman, Kathryn Wesson, Kathy Wood
Format Preference
Poster
Abstract
Project Nano-satellite Evaluation of Material Effects on Solar Cells and Integrated Systems (NEMESIS) is a research and development project under EagleSat that aims to study how solar panels and commercial off-the-shelf data acquisition systems perform in space using a CubeSat. The project plans to collaborate with Arinna, a solar panel company, to test transition-metal dichalcogenide panels, which lack flight data and usage. The primary experiment in Project NEMESIS plans to compare the behavior of the new Arinna TMD panel with a traditional solar panel. These new metal panels are ultra-thin, lightweight, and 2D semiconductor solar panels, unlike any currently used in industry. The novelty of this technology introduces the uncertainty of durability due to a lack of environmental testing. To fill this data gap, NEMESIS will record behavioral data for both panels for further analysis. The mission will also consider testing the performance of COTS DASs in space as the secondary experiment. The DASs measured will consist of two multiplexed analog-to-digital converters. This project will track the performance of both DAS experiments over the course of the mission, with the long-term goal of analyzing and comparing their consistency and differences in behavior.
Both experiments are independent. However, they both focus on the behaviors of components in the Low-Earth Orbit environment. The development of the NEMESIS payload will entail structural development, electronic selection and configuration, data acquisition strategy, and industry collaboration. NEMESIS expects to provide Arinna with the data it has acquired and, in addition, conduct a study on COTS DASs. In the process, NEMESIS will establish connections with industry, verify viability, create a payload, and document the process for successor use.
EagleSat Project NEMESIS
Project Nano-satellite Evaluation of Material Effects on Solar Cells and Integrated Systems (NEMESIS) is a research and development project under EagleSat that aims to study how solar panels and commercial off-the-shelf data acquisition systems perform in space using a CubeSat. The project plans to collaborate with Arinna, a solar panel company, to test transition-metal dichalcogenide panels, which lack flight data and usage. The primary experiment in Project NEMESIS plans to compare the behavior of the new Arinna TMD panel with a traditional solar panel. These new metal panels are ultra-thin, lightweight, and 2D semiconductor solar panels, unlike any currently used in industry. The novelty of this technology introduces the uncertainty of durability due to a lack of environmental testing. To fill this data gap, NEMESIS will record behavioral data for both panels for further analysis. The mission will also consider testing the performance of COTS DASs in space as the secondary experiment. The DASs measured will consist of two multiplexed analog-to-digital converters. This project will track the performance of both DAS experiments over the course of the mission, with the long-term goal of analyzing and comparing their consistency and differences in behavior.
Both experiments are independent. However, they both focus on the behaviors of components in the Low-Earth Orbit environment. The development of the NEMESIS payload will entail structural development, electronic selection and configuration, data acquisition strategy, and industry collaboration. NEMESIS expects to provide Arinna with the data it has acquired and, in addition, conduct a study on COTS DASs. In the process, NEMESIS will establish connections with industry, verify viability, create a payload, and document the process for successor use.