Path: CubeSat/Power
% Compute the power generated by a solar power system.
Has a built-in demo. Can also return the default data structure.
Type SolarCellPower for a demo.
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Form:
power = SolarCellPower( d, pSun )
d = SolarCellPower
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Inputs
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d (.) Data structure
.solarCellEff (1,1) Efficiency of the cells
.effPowerConversion (1,1) Efficiency of the power
conversion
.solarCellArea (1,:) Total cell area (m^2)
.solarCellNormal (3,:) Unit normal vector to the
cell face
pSun (3,1) Solar power flux vector (W)
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Outputs
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power (1,1) Power (W)
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Common: Graphics/Plot2D
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