Lunar Resources for Solar Conversion B.Eng. M.Sc. Juergen Schleppi - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Lunar Resources for Solar Conversion B.Eng. M.Sc. Juergen Schleppi js79@hw.ac.uk OEMF - 21/09/2017 1/14

Why do we fly to the Moon? OEMF - 21/09/2017 OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 2/14

Lunar Base - System Mass Breakdown Other Power ECLSS Consumables Structure OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 3/14

Solar Cell Manufacturing on the Moon Landing and Deploying Gathering Lunar Resources OEMF - 21/09/2017 OEMF - 21/09/2017 4/14

Processing of Regolith Manufacturing Powering a Lunar Base OEMF - 21/09/2017 5/14 Credits edits: Pablo lo López ez Soriano ano

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Solar Cell Manufacturing on the Moon OEMF - 21/09/2017 7/14 Credits edits: Pablo lo López ez Soriano ano

Lunar Regolith Composition FeO MgO TiO 2 CaO Al 2 O 3 SiO 2 Other OEMF - 21/09/2017 OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 8/14

Lunar Regolith Composition Regolith Simulants Aluminium Content OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 9/14

Substrate Manufacturing Microwave Melting Grinding OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 10/14

Solar Cell Augmentation Polishing Glass Aluminium Coating OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 11/14

Solar-Cell-Reflector System for a Lunar Base OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 12/14

Conclusion & Outlook ☑ Substrate Manufacturing with Different Regoliths ☑ Mirror Production on Top of Substrate ☐ Enhance Quality of Mirrors ☐ Test Solar-Cell-Concentrator System ☐ Test Manufacturing Process for other Applications OEMF - 21/09/2017 js79@hw.ac.uk 13/14

Thanks! The Team:  Dr. Nick Bennett – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK)  Bethany Lomax – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK)  Joseph Gibbons – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK)  Dr. Aidan Cowley – ESA Astronaut Centre, Cologne (GER)  Dr. Matthias Maurer – ESA Astronaut Centre, Cologne (GER) Special Thanks:  Pablo López Soriano – Freelance Designer, Bristol (UK)  Jim Buckmann – Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh (UK) OEMF - 21/09/2017 Juergen Schleppi: js79@hw.ac.uk 14/14