Redmond, S. and Benton, S. and Brown, A. M. and Clark, P. and Damaren, C. J. and Eifler, T. and Fraisse, A. A. and Galloway, M. N. and Hartley, J. W. and Jauzac, M. and Jones, W. C. and Li, L. and Luu, T. V. and Massey, R. J. and McCleary, J. and Netterfield, C. B. and Rhodes, J. D. and Romualdez, L. J. and Schmoll, J. and Tam, S.-I. (2018) 'Auto-tuned thermal control on stratospheric balloon experiments.', in Ground-based and Airborne Telescopes VII : 10–15 June 2018, Austin, Texas, United States ; proceedings. Bellingham, Washington: SPIE, 107005R. Astronomy Group; Proceedings of SPIE. (10700).
Abstract
Balloon-borne experiments present unique thermal design challenges, which are a combination of those present for both space and ground experiments. Radiation and conduction are the predominant heat transfer mechanisms with convection effects being minimal and difficult to characterize at 35-40 km. This greatly constrains the thermal design options and makes predicting flight thermal behaviour very difficult. Due to the limited power available on long duration balloon flights, efficient heater control is an important factor in minimizing power consumption. SuperBIT, or the Super-Pressure Balloon-borne Imaging Telescope, aims to study weak gravitational lensing using a 0.5m modified Dall-Kirkham telescope capable of achieving 0.02" stability1 and capturing deep exposures from visible to near UV wavelengths. To achieve the theoretical stratospheric diffraction-limited resolution of 0.25",2 mirror deformation gradients must be kept to within 20 nm. The thermal environment must be stable on time scales of an hour and the thermal gradients on the telescope must be minimized. During its 2018 test-flight, SuperBIT will implement two types of thermal parameter solvers: one for post-flight characterization and one for in-flight control. The payload has 85 thermistors as well as pyranometers and far-infrared sensors which will be used post-flight to further understand heat transfer in the stratosphere. This document describes the in-flight thermal control method, which predicts the thermal circuit of components and then auto-tunes the heater PID gains. Preliminary ground testing shows the ability to control the components to within 0.01 K.
Item Type: | Book chapter |
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Full text: | (VoR) Version of Record Download PDF (770Kb) |
Status: | Peer-reviewed |
Publisher Web site: | https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2312339 |
Publisher statement: | Copyright 2018 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. One print or electronic copy may be made for personal use only. Systematic reproduction and distribution, duplication of any material in this paper for a fee or for commercial purposes, or modification of the content of the paper are prohibited. |
Date accepted: | No date available |
Date deposited: | 26 September 2018 |
Date of first online publication: | 06 July 2018 |
Date first made open access: | No date available |
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