Name: ESA Power Workshop 2025
Start: 2025-04-08T00:15:00+02:00
End: 2025-04-10T23:30:00+02:00
Location: ESTEC

ESA Power Workshop 2025

from Tuesday 8 April 2025 (00:15) to Thursday 10 April 2025 (23:30)

Monday 7 April 2025
Tuesday 8 April 2025

09:15 Introduction
Introduction
09:15 - 09:30
Room: Tennis Hall

09:30 Batteries Session 1: SAFT VL10ES Cell & Battery Qualification (Saft)
Batteries Session 1: SAFT VL10ES Cell & Battery Qualification (Saft)
09:30 - 10:00
Room: Tennis Hall

10:00 Batteries Session 1: Design of Containment Techniques for Batteries Stored Energy at the EoL (Ineris)
Batteries Session 1: Design of Containment Techniques for Batteries Stored Energy at the EoL (Ineris)
10:00 - 10:30
Room: Tennis Hall

10:30 Batteries Session 1: New Methodology for Accelerated Assessment of Battery Cell Performances (CTC)
Batteries Session 1: New Methodology for Accelerated Assessment of Battery Cell Performances (CTC)
10:30 - 11:00
Room: Tennis Hall

11:00 Coffee break and Networking
Coffee break and Networking
11:00 - 11:45
Room: Tennis Hall

11:45 Batteries Session 2: Li-Ion Battery Technology for Low-Temperature Range (Saft)
Batteries Session 2: Li-Ion Battery Technology for Low-Temperature Range (Saft)
11:45 - 12:15
Room: Tennis Hall

12:15 Batteries Session 2: Update on Active Battery Management (Aytana)
Batteries Session 2: Update on Active Battery Management (Aytana)
12:15 - 13:00
Room: Tennis Hall

13:00 Lunch
Lunch
13:00 - 14:00
Room: Tennis Hall

14:00 Fuel Cells Session: Overview of fuel cell related technology developments at ESA: a Roadmap
Fuel Cells Session: Overview of fuel cell related technology developments at ESA: a Roadmap
14:00 - 14:10
Room: Tennis Hall

14:10 Fuel Cells Session: Lunar Night Survival Regenerative Fuel Cell System Development to TRL 5 (CERTH)
Fuel Cells Session: Lunar Night Survival Regenerative Fuel Cell System Development to TRL 5 (CERTH)
14:10 - 14:30
Room: Tennis Hall

14:30 Fuel Cells Session: Progress on Lunar Night Survival Regenerative Fuel Cell System Development to TRL 5 at Air Liquide Advanced Technologies (ALAT)
Fuel Cells Session: Progress on Lunar Night Survival Regenerative Fuel Cell System Development to TRL 5 at Air Liquide Advanced Technologies (ALAT)
14:30 - 14:50
Room: Tennis Hall

14:50 Fuel Cells Session: Electrochemical Oxygen Pumping Technologies for Regenerative Fuel Cells and Other Uses (Omnidea)
Fuel Cells Session: Electrochemical Oxygen Pumping Technologies for Regenerative Fuel Cells and Other Uses (Omnidea)
14:50 - 15:10
Room: Tennis Hall

15:10 Fuel Cells Session: Surviving the Martian dust storm, presentation of the activity “Development of an Engineering Model of a Regenerative Fuel Cell System for Power Generation on Mars (NORCE)
Fuel Cells Session: Surviving the Martian dust storm, presentation of the activity “Development of an Engineering Model of a Regenerative Fuel Cell System for Power Generation on Mars (NORCE)
15:10 - 15:30
Room: Tennis Hall

15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 15:45
Room: Tennis Hall

15:45 Nuclear Power Session: Roadmap (Endure)
Nuclear Power Session: Roadmap (Endure)
15:45 - 16:05
Room: Tennis Hall

16:05 Nuclear Power Session: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (University of Leicester)
Nuclear Power Session: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (University of Leicester)
16:05 - 16:25
Room: Tennis Hall

16:25 Nuclear Power Session: Radioisotope Thermo-Acoustic Linear Induction Generator (Deep Space Energy)
Nuclear Power Session: Radioisotope Thermo-Acoustic Linear Induction Generator (Deep Space Energy)
16:25 - 16:45
Room: Tennis Hall

16:45 Nuclear Power Session: Nuclear Radioisotope Production Activities and Development of Low TRL Systems
Nuclear Power Session: Nuclear Radioisotope Production Activities and Development of Low TRL Systems
16:45 - 17:00
Room: Tennis Hall

17:00 Wrap-up Session: Technologies Complementarity
Wrap-up Session: Technologies Complementarity
17:00 - 17:30
Room: Tennis Hall

17:30 Lab Tour and Networking
Lab Tour and Networking
17:30 - 18:30
Room: Tennis Hall
Wednesday 9 April 2025

09:00 Introduction (ESA)
Introduction (ESA)
09:00 - 09:05
Room: Tennis Hall

09:05 Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: Launching silicon carbide to space: a program developing rad-hard power devices to minimise SEE-related derating (University of Warwick)
Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: Launching silicon carbide to space: a program developing rad-hard power devices to minimise SEE-related derating (University of Warwick)
09:05 - 09:35
Room: Tennis Hall

09:35 Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: EPOSIC: A Radiation Hard SiC MOS technology for space applications (Infineon)
Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: EPOSIC: A Radiation Hard SiC MOS technology for space applications (Infineon)
09:35 - 10:05
Room: Tennis Hall

10:05 Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: GaN half-bridge integrated circuits for power converters (TAS-B and MinDCet)
Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: GaN half-bridge integrated circuits for power converters (TAS-B and MinDCet)
10:05 - 10:35
Room: Tennis Hall

10:35 Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: Radiation Tolerant / Hardened GaN for space (Semi Zabala)
Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: Radiation Tolerant / Hardened GaN for space (Semi Zabala)
10:35 - 11:05
Room: Tennis Hall

11:05 Coffee break
Coffee break
11:05 - 11:20
Room: Tennis Hall

11:20 Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: GaN power supplies for harsh environments (ESA)
Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: GaN power supplies for harsh environments (ESA)
11:20 - 11:50
Room: Tennis Hall

11:50 Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: Design of GaN based Switching Latching Current Limiter (LCL) and analysis of GaN gate open failure (ESA)
Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: Design of GaN based Switching Latching Current Limiter (LCL) and analysis of GaN gate open failure (ESA)
11:50 - 12:20
Room: Tennis Hall

12:20 Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: Enhancing the compactness of a high voltage power converter by increasing the switching frequency (TAS-B)
Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: Enhancing the compactness of a high voltage power converter by increasing the switching frequency (TAS-B)
12:20 - 12:50
Room: Tennis Hall

12:50 Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: SiC in space for very high power applications (ESA)
Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: SiC in space for very high power applications (ESA)
12:50 - 13:20
Room: Tennis Hall

13:20 Lunch
Lunch
13:20 - 14:20
Room: Main Restaurant

14:20 Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Research of advances of supercaps for power supply units (University of Žilina)
Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Research of advances of supercaps for power supply units (University of Žilina)
14:20 - 14:37
Room: Tennis Hall

14:37 Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Highly integrated voltage regulators for powering FPGAs and SoCs for AI (PulpoSemi)
Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Highly integrated voltage regulators for powering FPGAs and SoCs for AI (PulpoSemi)
14:37 - 14:54
Room: Tennis Hall

14:54 Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Radiation Hardened (RH) Point of Load Converter chip in plastic package (STMicroelectronics)
Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Radiation Hardened (RH) Point of Load Converter chip in plastic package (STMicroelectronics)
14:54 - 15:30
Room: Tennis Hall

15:30 Coffee break
Coffee break
15:30 - 15:45
Room: Tennis Hall

15:45 Session 4, ICs for space applications: PWM controller IC for digital comfort in analogue regulation loops and mitigation of failure propagation (Space IC)
Session 4, ICs for space applications: PWM controller IC for digital comfort in analogue regulation loops and mitigation of failure propagation (Space IC)
15:45 - 16:02
Room: Tennis Hall

16:02 Session 4, ICs for space applications: Conan : a 130V electronic circuit-breaker and latch-up current limiter controller (Weeroc)
Session 4, ICs for space applications: Conan : a 130V electronic circuit-breaker and latch-up current limiter controller (Weeroc)
16:02 - 16:19
Room: Tennis Hall

16:19 Session 4, ICs for space applications: GaN ready single chip dc-dc controller (HSC) (TAS-B)
Session 4, ICs for space applications: GaN ready single chip dc-dc controller (HSC) (TAS-B)
16:19 - 16:36
Room: Tennis Hall

16:40 Session 5, Failure analysis and control: A comparative study on experimental loop-gain measurement techniques applied to digitally controlled DC-DC converters (ESA)
Session 5, Failure analysis and control: A comparative study on experimental loop-gain measurement techniques applied to digitally controlled DC-DC converters (ESA)
16:40 - 16:57
Room: Tennis Hall

16:57 Session 5, Failure analysis and control: Automated failure analysis for electronic systems in space applications (Power Smart Control)
Session 5, Failure analysis and control: Automated failure analysis for electronic systems in space applications (Power Smart Control)
16:57 - 17:14
Room: Tennis Hall

17:14 Session 5, Failure analysis and control: Modular architecture with decentralized control for a regulated power distribution bus (Universidad de Oviedo)
Session 5, Failure analysis and control: Modular architecture with decentralized control for a regulated power distribution bus (Universidad de Oviedo)
17:14 - 17:31
Room: Tennis Hall

17:31 Cocktail
Cocktail
17:31 - 19:00
Room: Tennis Hall
Thursday 10 April 2025

09:30 Welcome and introduction
Welcome and introduction
09:30 - 09:40
Room: Tennis Hall

09:40 ESA Presentation: Highlight on the technology roadmap and major topics
ESA Presentation: Highlight on the technology roadmap and major topics
09:40 - 10:00
Room: Tennis Hall

10:00 Session 1 - AZUR SPACE’s solar cell products for versatile space applications
Session 1 - AZUR SPACE’s solar cell products for versatile space applications
10:00 - 10:10
Room: Tennis Hall

10:10 Session 1 - Solar Cells manufacturing improvement (CESI)
Session 1 - Solar Cells manufacturing improvement (CESI)
10:10 - 10:20
Room: Tennis Hall

10:20 Session 1 - Silicon Solar Cells for Space Applications: Degradation and Regeneration Effects (ISC Konstanz)
Session 1 - Silicon Solar Cells for Space Applications: Degradation and Regeneration Effects (ISC Konstanz)
10:20 - 10:30
Room: Tennis Hall

10:30 Session 1 - Silicon Photovoltaics for Space: Key Issues and Advances (CEA)
Session 1 - Silicon Photovoltaics for Space: Key Issues and Advances (CEA)
10:30 - 10:40
Room: Tennis Hall

10:40 Session 1 - Progress towards Low Cost III-V Space Solar Cells (Fraunhofer-ISE)
Session 1 - Progress towards Low Cost III-V Space Solar Cells (Fraunhofer-ISE)
10:40 - 10:50
Room: Tennis Hall

10:50 Session 1 - (R-) Evolutionary innovation in Ge substrates for space multijunction solar cells (UMICORE)
Session 1 - (R-) Evolutionary innovation in Ge substrates for space multijunction solar cells (UMICORE)
10:50 - 11:00
Room: Tennis Hall

11:00 Session 1 - Perovskite-silicon tandem cells and their potential for space PV (Oxford PV)
Session 1 - Perovskite-silicon tandem cells and their potential for space PV (Oxford PV)
11:00 - 11:10
Room: Tennis Hall

11:10 Session 1 - Perovskite Solar Cells for VLEO Applications (Institute for Photovoltaics, University of Stuttgart)
Session 1 - Perovskite Solar Cells for VLEO Applications (Institute for Photovoltaics, University of Stuttgart)
11:10 - 11:20
Room: Tennis Hall

11:20 Session 1 - Solar panel protection : a challenge for Rectifier (STMicroelectronics)
Session 1 - Solar panel protection : a challenge for Rectifier (STMicroelectronics)
11:20 - 11:30
Room: Tennis Hall

11:30 Networking with coffee
Networking with coffee
11:30 - 12:00
Room: Tennis Hall

12:00 Session 2 - On-going and Future Developments at Teledyne Qioptiq
Session 2 - On-going and Future Developments at Teledyne Qioptiq
12:00 - 12:10
Room: Tennis Hall

12:10 Session 2 - Solar Cell Cover glass development of SCHOTT
Session 2 - Solar Cell Cover glass development of SCHOTT
12:10 - 12:20
Room: Tennis Hall

12:20 Session 2 - Sparkwing solar arrays for MW constellations (Airbus)
Session 2 - Sparkwing solar arrays for MW constellations (Airbus)
12:20 - 12:30
Room: Tennis Hall

12:30 Session 2 - Solar Arrays Development at Leonardo
Session 2 - Solar Arrays Development at Leonardo
12:30 - 12:40
Room: Tennis Hall

12:40 Session 2 - Advance in series production experience. Balance after three years of massive activities (SpaceTech, STI)
Session 2 - Advance in series production experience. Balance after three years of massive activities (SpaceTech, STI)
12:40 - 12:50
Room: Tennis Hall

12:50 Session 2 - PVA developments from TAS-B (Thales Alenia Space Belgium)
Session 2 - PVA developments from TAS-B (Thales Alenia Space Belgium)
12:50 - 13:00
Room: Tennis Hall

13:00 Lunch & Networking
Lunch & Networking
13:00 - 14:30
Room: Main Restaurant

14:30 Session 3 - Development of a Synchronized Deployment Solar Array Wing for SmallSats (DHV)
Session 3 - Development of a Synchronized Deployment Solar Array Wing for SmallSats (DHV)
14:30 - 14:40
Room: Tennis Hall

14:40 Session 3 - 5M - Involvement in solar panel development and manufacturing (BSTG - 5M)
Session 3 - 5M - Involvement in solar panel development and manufacturing (BSTG - 5M)
14:40 - 14:50
Room: Tennis Hall

14:50 Session 3 - AELIS, innovative testing of Solar Array Wings at Beyond Gravity
Session 3 - AELIS, innovative testing of Solar Array Wings at Beyond Gravity
14:50 - 15:00
Room: Tennis Hall

15:00 Session 3 - PowerCube - An Origami-Inspired 100W Solar Array for SmallSats (DCUBED)
Session 3 - PowerCube - An Origami-Inspired 100W Solar Array for SmallSats (DCUBED)
15:00 - 15:10
Room: Tennis Hall

15:10 Session 3 - DESOP, deployable solar panels for nanosatellite (PROGETTI)
Session 3 - DESOP, deployable solar panels for nanosatellite (PROGETTI)
15:10 - 15:20
Room: Tennis Hall

15:20 Session 3 - DEAR – A 1U membrane-based 100W Solar Array Engineering Model development and testing (DLR)
Session 3 - DEAR – A 1U membrane-based 100W Solar Array Engineering Model development and testing (DLR)
15:20 - 15:30
Room: Tennis Hall

15:30 Session 3 - Spasolab activities and perspectives
Session 3 - Spasolab activities and perspectives
15:30 - 15:40
Room: Tennis Hall

15:40 Networking with coffee
Networking with coffee
15:40 - 16:10
Room: Tennis Hall

16:10 Wrap-up and conclusion
Wrap-up and conclusion
16:10 - 16:40
Room: Tennis Hall

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