ESA Power Workshop 2025

Apr 8, 2025, 12:15 AM → Apr 10, 2025, 11:30 PM Europe/Amsterdam

Tennis Hall (ESTEC)

Alexander Dimitrijevic, Antxon Arrizabalaga (European Space Agency (ESA)), Seonyong Park (European Space Agency), Yvonne Hilges

We would like to invite the European space power community from all ESA member states to our on-site ESA Power Workshop 2025 at ESA-Estec from 08/04-10/04 in Noordwijk, The Netherlands.

 

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Tuesday 08/04: Energy Storage and Nuclear Power Session

From surviving the lunar night to sustaining long-term deep-space missions, powering the future of space exploration demands cutting-edge energy solutions. Join experts in Li-ion batteries, fuel cells, and nuclear power as they unveil the next generation of technologies to push missions farther than ever before.

NEW: LAB Tour of the battery and fuel cell facilities will take place for a limited group of registrants. More information will follow after the closure of the registration

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Wednesday 09/04: Power Management Session

WBG devices (SiC and GaN), are taking over power electronics, and space is no different! Join us to learn about WBG devices in space together with a variety of industry presentations on space power systems and an unvaluable chance to network.

NEW: Mid-Workshop Cocktail will take place for networking and fruitful discussions

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Thursday 10/04: Solar Generator Session

Join us to discuss current and future major developments and products of solar cells and solar generators towards competitive European solar power technology. Discussions are also supported by ESA and Industry presentations. 

 

For more information, please check out the timetable with the agenda!

The registration will close Sunday, 30 March 2025

 

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Tue, April 8

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Introduction

Convener: AURORE CARRE (ESA-ESTEC)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Batteries Session 1: SAFT VL10ES Cell & Battery Qualification (Saft)

Conveners: Hélène Tricot (SAFT), Yannick Borthomieu (SAFT)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Batteries Session 1: New Methodology for Accelerated Assessment of Battery Cell Performances (CTC)

Convener: Alejandro Pérez Nuñez (CTC)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Batteries Session 1: Design of Containment Techniques for Batteries Stored Energy at the EoL (Ineris)

Convener: Caroline Gaya (Ineris)

11:15 AM Coffee break and Networking

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Batteries Session 2: Li-Ion Battery Technology for Low-Temperature Range (Saft)

Convener: Vanessa Armel (SAFT)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Batteries Session 2: Update on Active Battery Management by Coxabengoa (Coxabengoa)

Convener: Miguel Angel Jimenez (Coxabengoa)

1:00 PM Lunch

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Fuel Cells Session: Overview of fuel cell related technology developments at ESA: a Roadmap

Convener: Brandon Buergler (ESA)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Fuel Cells Session: Lunar Night Survival Regenerative Fuel Cell System Development to TRL 5 (CERTH)

Conveners: Dimitris Tsiplakides (CERTH), Stella Balomenou (CERTH)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Fuel Cells Session: Progress on Lunar Night Survival Regenerative Fuel Cell System Development to TRL 5 at Air Liquide Advanced Technologies (ALAT)

Convener: Luc Littré (ALAT)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Fuel Cells Session: Electrochemical Oxygen Pumping Technologies for Regenerative Fuel Cells and Other Uses (Omnidea)

Convener: Jorge Barreto (Omnidea)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: 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)

Conveners: Ivar Wærnhus (NORCE), Veronika Reckova (NORCE)

3:30 PM Coffee break

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Session: Roadmap (Endure)

Convener: Pierre Coquay

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Session: Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generator (University of Leicester)

Convener: Christophe Fongarland (ESA)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Session: Radioisotope Thermo-Acoustic Linear Induction Generator (Deep Space Energy)

Convener: Mihails Ščepanskis

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Nuclear Power Session: Nuclear Radioisotope Production Activities and Development of Low TRL Systems

Conveners: Jakob Asenbauer (ESA), Stephanie Barron (ESA)

Energy Storage and Nuclear Power: Wrap-up Session: Technologies Complementarity

Convener: Geraldine Palissat

5:30 PM Lab Tour and Networking

Wed, April 9

Power Management: Introduction (ESA)

Convener: Dr Arturo Fernández (ESA)

Power Management: 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)

Convener: Prof. Peter Gammon (University of Warwick)

Power Management: Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: EPOSIC: A Radiation Hard SiC MOS technology for space applications (Infineon)

Convener: Dr Martin Goellner (Infineon)

Power Management: Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: GaN half-bridge integrated circuits for power converters (TAS-B and MinDCet)

Conveners: Mr Marc Fossion (Thales Alenia Space Belgium), Dr Mike Wens (MinDCet NV)

Power Management: Session 1, European radiation hard WBG devices: Radiation Tolerant / Hardened GaN for space (Semi Zabala)

Convener: Dr Simon Wainwright (Semi Zabala)

11:05 AM Coffee break

Power Management: Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: GaN power supplies for harsh environments (ESA)

Convener: Dr Nils Van der Bliej (ESA)

Power Management: 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)

Convener: Mr Nikola Boskovic (ESA)

Power Management: Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: Enhancing the compactness of a high voltage power converter by increasing the switching frequency (TAS-B)

Convener: Mr Benjamin Spitaels (Thales Alenia Space Belgium)

Power Management: Session 2, Application of WBG devices in space: SiC in space for very high power applications (ESA)

Convener: Dr Antxon Arrizabalaga (ESA)

1:20 PM Lunch

Power Management: Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Research of advances of supercaps for power supply units (University of Žilina)

Convener: Prof. Michal Frivaldsky (University of Žilina)

Power Management: Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Highly integrated voltage regulators for powering FPGAs and SoCs for AI (PulpoSemi)

Convener: Mr Séamus O'Driscoll (Pulposemi)

Power Management: Session 3, Power systems and voltage regulators: Radiation Hardened (RH) Point of Load Converter chip in plastic package (STMicroelectronics)

Convener: Mr Salvo Pappalardo (STMicroelectronics)

3:30 PM Coffee break

Power Management: Session 4, ICs for space applications: PWM controller IC for digital comfort in analogue regulation loops and mitigation of failure propagation (Space IC)

Convener: Mr Volodymyr Burkhay (Space IC)

Power Management: Session 4, ICs for space applications: Conan : a 130V electronic circuit-breaker and latch-up current limiter controller (Weeroc)

Convener: Mr Julien Fleury (Weeroc)

Power Management: Session 4, ICs for space applications: GaN ready single chip dc-dc controller (HSC) (TAS-B)

Convener: Mr Marc Fossion (Thales Alenia Space Belgium)

Power Management: Session 5, Failure analysis and control: A comparative study on experimental loop-gain measurement techniques applied to digitally controlled DC-DC converters (ESA)

Convener: Mr Valentin Riat (ESA)

Power Management: Session 5, Failure analysis and control: Automated failure analysis for electronic systems in space applications (Power Smart Control)

Convener: Mr Marcos Robles Monterde (Power Smart Control)

Power Management: Session 5, Failure analysis and control: Modular architecture with decentralized control for a regulated power distribution bus (Universidad de Oviedo)

Convener: Prof. Pablo Fernández Miaja (Universidad de Oviedo)

5:31 PM Cocktail

Thu, April 10

Solar Generators: Welcome and introduction

Convener: Antonio Caon

Solar Generators: ESA Presentation: Highlight on the technology roadmap and major topics

Conveners: Antonio Caon, Carsten Baur

Solar Generators: Session 1 - AZUR SPACE’s solar cell products for versatile space applications

Convener: Torsten Torunski (Azur Space)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - Solar Cells manufacturing improvement (CESI)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - Silicon Solar Cells for Space Applications: Degradation and Regeneration Effects (ISC Konstanz)

Convener: Valentin Mihailetchi (ISC Konstanz)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - Silicon Photovoltaics for Space: Key Issues and Advances (CEA)

Convener: Romain Cariou (CEA)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - Progress towards Low Cost III-V Space Solar Cells (Fraunhofer-ISE)

Convener: David Lackner (Fraunhofer-ISE)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - (R-) Evolutionary innovation in Ge substrates for space multijunction solar cells (UMICORE)

Convener: Jinyoun Cho (UMICORE)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - Perovskite-silicon tandem cells and their potential for space PV (Oxford PV)

Convener: Beth Allum (Oxford PV)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - Perovskite Solar Cells for VLEO Applications (Institute for Photovoltaics, University of Stuttgart)

Convener: Stephanie Essig (Institute for Photovoltaics, University of Stuttgart)

Solar Generators: Session 1 - Solar panel protection : a challenge for Rectifier (STMicroelectronics)

Convener: Thierry Castagnet (STMicroelectronics)

11:30 AM Networking with coffee

Solar Generators: Session 2 - On-going and Future Developments at Teledyne Qioptiq

Conveners: Jilly Knox-Shoosmith (QIOPTIQ), Sam Vaughan (QIOPTIQ)

Solar Generators: Session 2 - Solar Cell Cover glass development of SCHOTT

Convener: Oliver Theussl (SCHOTT)

Solar Generators: Session 2 - Sparkwing solar arrays for MW constellations (Airbus)

Convener: Martin Kroon (Airbus)

Solar Generators: Session 2 - Solar Arrays Development at Leonardo

Convener: Giorgio Tesser (Leonardo)

Solar Generators: Session 2 - Advance in series production experience. Balance after three years of massive activities (SpaceTech, STI)

Convener: Emanuele Ferrando (SpaceTech)

Solar Generators: Session 2 - PVA developments from TAS-B (Thales Alenia Space Belgium)

Convener: Johan Das (Thales Alenia Space - Belgium)

1:00 PM Lunch & Networking

Solar Generators: Session 3 - Development of a Synchronized Deployment Solar Array Wing for SmallSats (DHV)

Convener: Ismael Sanchez (DHV)

Solar Generators: Session 3 - 5M - Involvement in solar panel development and manufacturing (BSTG - 5M)

Convener: Pavel Lorenc (BSTG - 5M)

Solar Generators: Session 3 - AELIS, innovative testing of Solar Array Wings at Beyond Gravity

Convener: Héloïse Boross (Beyond Gravity)

Solar Generators: Session 3 - PowerCube - An Origami-Inspired 100W Solar Array for SmallSats (DCUBED)

Convener: Antonio Pedivellano (DCUBED)

Solar Generators: Session 3 - DESOP, deployable solar panels for nanosatellite (PROGETTI)

Convener: Loris Marchignani (PROGETTI)

Solar Generators: Session 3 - DEAR – A 1U membrane-based 100W Solar Array Engineering Model development and testing (DLR)

Convener: Tom Sproewitz (DLR)

Solar Generators: Session 3 - Spasolab activities and perspectives

Convener: Christopher Lawrence Barber Daza (SPASOLAB)

3:40 PM Networking with coffee

Solar Generators: Wrap-up and conclusion

Convener: Antonio Caon (ESA)