FINAL PRESENTATION DAYS - PAYLOAD TECHNOLOGIES AND PRODUCTS

3 Feb 2015, 09:00 → 5 Feb 2015, 19:00 Europe/Amsterdam

Einstein Aj033 (ESA/ESTEC)

Octavio Camino-Ramos (ESA), Petronilo Martin-Iglesias

The Radio Frequency Equipment and Technology Section (TEC-ETE) , Payload Engineering Section (TEC-ETP) and Product Payload Section (TIA-TTP) have scheduled these Final Presentation Days 

The event includes final presentations from a wide range of R&D activities including ARTES 5.1, ARTES 5.2, ARTES 3.4, TRP, ITI  and EGEP

The agenda is available from the Timetable links on the left.

Participation to the final presentations is free of charge.

EVALUATION EVALUATION

notes Welcome_Pack_ESTEC.pdf

Tuesday, 3 February

D1P00: WELCOME TO THE FINAL PRESENTATION DAYS - INTRODUCTION (ESA/ESTEC)

Piero Angeletti - Head of Radio Frequency Equipment and Technology Section (TEC-ETE)
Michael Harverson - Head of Payload Products Section (TIA-TTP)

D1P01: TRP - Integrated circulators for TR modules (TNO - Netherlands)

summary D1P01_Integrated_Circulators_for_TRM.pdf

D1P02: ARTES 5.1 - 300 W Ka-Band isolator (Cobham Microwave - France)

summary D1P02_350_WATT_KA-BAND_ISOLATOR_.pdf

11:00 COFFEE BREAK

D1P03: ARTES 5.1 - Input Filters for L-, S-band applications (RF Microtech Srl, Italy)

summary D1P03_PETIT_-_Compact_High-PErformance_Filters_for_Space_applicaTIon_based_on_Dielectric_Resonator_Technology.pdf

D1P04: ARTES 5.1 Temperature Compensation Techniques for Waveguide Filters, Manifold and OMUX (TESAT Spacecom - Germany)

summary D1P04_Temperature_Compensation_Techniques_for_Waveguide_Filters,_Manifold_and_Multiplexers.pdf

CLEAN SPACE: Space Debris Mitigation requirements and CleanSat programme (ESA/ESTEC)

The Clean Space, is a technology cross-cutting initiative which started in 2012 with the aim of guaranteeing the future of space activities by protecting the environment, both on Earth and in space. Clean Space encompasses technology developments along 4 branches:
• Eco-Design to evaluate the environmental impact and monitor legislation risk;
• Green Technologies to replace hazardous substance s and mitigate environmental impact;
• Technologies for compliance with Space Debris Mitigation (SDM) requirements;
• Technologies for Active Debris Removal.

In the last years several countries and institutions around the world have made SDM requirements applicable for all space missions. SDM requirements for ESA projects came into force with ESA/ADMIN/IPOL(2008)2, recently superseded by ESA/ADMIN/IPOL(2014)2.

Considering the SDM impact on several sub-systems, the systematic compliance requires an evolution of the LEO platforms. LEO is becoming more and more a commercial arena, where having recurrent platforms and respective supply chains results in important competitive advantages.

ESA’s CleanSat programme, is being prepared by the Clean Space Office and encompasses the evolution of the LEO platform for compliance with SDM through a coordinated effort at European level. It aims create an efficient framework for the fast implementation of innovative technologies in upcoming EOP missions. The development of building blocks in a coordinated European approach, may lead to the creation of shared supply chains, lowering development and recurrent costs.

CleanSat primary focus is on the development of building-blocks ensuring compliance with the SDM requirements. Other technologies in areas such as obsolescence risk mitigation, performance improvement and future operations will nevertheless be considered within in CleanSat programme. This paper will focus on the impact of the SDM requirements on RF payloads, addressing potential areas of interest for technology developments in the Clean Space domain through the CleanSat framework.

Convener: Mr Tiago Soares (ESA -Clean Space Initiative Systems Engineer)

summary CLEAN_SPACE_CleanSat_Abstract_Payload_Technologies_and_Products_CV.pdf

13:05 LUNCH

D1P05: ARTES 5.2 - Compact High Power Ku-Band Output Multiplexers (COM DEV International -Canada)

summary D1P05_Compact_High_Power_Ku-Band_Output_Multiplexers.pdf

D1P06: ARTES 5.1 - High-Power Ka-Band Output Multiplexers (COM DEV International -Canada)

summary D1P06_High‐Power_Ka‐Band_Output_Multiplexers.pdf

15:30 COFFEE BREAK

D1P07: ARTES 3.4 - Qualification of Ka-Band Medium Power Thermally Compensated (TC) ODMUX (THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE)

summary D1P07_Ka-band_TC_ODmux.pdf

D1P08: ITI - Compact High-Power Spurious-Free Low-Pass Waveguide Filters (AURORASAT - Spain)

The scope of the activity was to design, manufacture and test high power lowpass filters with high rejection capable to withstand much higher power levels than their classical counterpart. These filters can be used after the output multiplexer in order to eliminate harmonics and intermodulation.
In this presentation, we will show the main results of the activity.

summary D1P08_Compact_High-Power_Spurious-Free_Low-Pass_Waveguide_Filters.pdf

D1P09: ARTES 5.2 - Ka-band Circular Waveguide Quadruplexer Development (Airbus Defence and Space Ltd - UK)

summary D1P09_Ka-band_Circular_Waveguide_Quadruplexer_Development.pdf

Wednesday, 4 February

D2P01: ARTES 5.2 - Development of a Low Noise Amplifier for Application in Future Multi-Beam KA-band Payloads (Airbus, Space & Defence - UK)

summary D2P01__Development_of_a_Low_Noise_Amplifier_for_Application_in_future_Multi-beam_Ka_Band_Payloads.pdf

D2P02: ARTES 5.1 - DUAL REDUNDANT LOW NOISE AMPLIFIER FOR Q/V BAND APPLICATIONS (Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Solid State Physics IAF, Germany)

summary D2P02_Dual_redundant_low_noise_amplifier_for_QV_band_applications.pdf

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

D2P03: TRP - Single GaN chip HPA/LNA for High Power Radar Applications ( VIPER RF Ltd )

summary D2P03_Single_GaN_Chip_HPALNA_for_Radar_Applications.pdf

D2P04: TRP - Single GaN chip HPA/LNA for High Power Radar Applications (Microwave Engineering Center for Space Applications (MECSA) – ITALY)

summary D2P04_SINGLE_GAN_CHIP_HPALNA_FOR_RADAR_APPLICATIONS.pdf

D2P04_parallel: TRP - Very Large Order Switch Matrices using MEMS Technology (THALES ALENIA SPACE - Italy)

summary D2P04_parallel_Very_Large_Order_Switch_Matrices_using_MEMS_Technology.pdf

D2P05: ARTES 5 - Advanced front end RF units based on non hermetic packaging (THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE)

summary D2P05_Advanced_front_end_RF_units_based_on_non_hermetic_packaging.pdf

13:00 LUNCH

D2P06: TRP - EVEREST: Evaluation and validation of electromagnetic software, test facilities and test standards in Europe to predict and test RF breakdown and passive intermodulation (CNES - France)

summary D2P06_EVEREST.pdf

15:15 COFFEE BREAK

D2P07: ITI - Optimization of Surface Roughness of Anti-Multipactor Coatings - (Tesat Spacecom - Germany)

summary D2P07_Optimization_of_Surface_Roughness_of_Anti-Multipactor_Coatings_for_Low_Insertion_Losses_and_Secondary_Emission_Suppression_for_High_Power_RF_Components_in_Satellite_Systems.pdf

D2P08: TRP - Multipactor effect with fringing fields and large gaps (AURORASAT - SPAIN)

The scope of the activity was to analyse the impact on the multipactor threshold of different configurations in which the parallel plate approximation does not hold.
To do this study, numerical software was developed in order to rigorously consider all the effects affecting the multipactor discharge. 24 samples were designed, manufactured and tested in terms of high power.
In this presentation, we will show the main results of the activity.

summary D2P08_Multipactor_Effect_with_fringing_fields_and_large_gaps.pdf

D2P09: TRP - Multipactor in Multicarrier operation CCN (20 gap crossing) - (AURORASAT - SPAIN)

summary D2P09_Multipactor_in_Multicarrier_operation_CCN_(20_gap_crossing).pdf

Thursday, 5 February

D3P01: EGEP - Design, Development and Validation of Robust RAFS Design (Orolia Switzerland SA (Spectratime) - Switzerland )

summary D3P01_Design,_Development_and_Validation_of_Robust_RAFS_Design.pdf

10:30 COFFEE BREAK

D3P03: ARTES 5.1 - Dual Polarization payload for higher capacity utilization ( SPACE ENGINEERING - ITALY)

summary D3P03_Dual-Polarization_Payloads_for_Higher_Capacity_Utilization.pdf

D3P04: ARTES 5.1 - On-ground beamforming and multi-user detection demonstrator proof-of-concept ( SPACE ENGINEERING - ITALY)

summary D3P04_On_ground_Beam_forming_network_Multiuser_Detection_Proof_of_concept.pdf

D3P05: ARTES 5.1 - Payload On-Board Self Calibration Techniques (THALES ALENIA SPACE FRANCE)

The scope of the activity was the feasibility demonstration and performance assessment of an on-board calibration sub-systems for advanced Ku-band and Ka-band communication payload architectures using active/semi-active antennas and/or Multi Port Amplifiers.

summary D3P05_Payload_On-Board_Self_Calibration_Techniques.pdf

13:00 LUNCH

D3P06: TRP - High Reliability MEMS Redundancy Switch (Fondazione Bruno Kessler - Italy)

summary D3P06_High_Reliability_MEMS_Redundancy_Switch.pdf

D3P07: TRP - High Reliability MEMS Redundancy Switch (CEA-LETI (France))

summary D3P07_High_Reliability_MEMS_Redundancy_Switch_(parallel_contract).pdf