Spacecraft Power Analysis Skill

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Skill for spacecraft power system sizing and analysis

Instructions available. Your AI can read the instructions. Execution depends on the setup they require.

Add ahel to your AI once: Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code or Codex. Then ask it to use this.

Then ask your AI: use the Spacecraft Power Analysis Skill skill

What this skill tells your AI

The instructions your AI receives, as published by a5c-ai/babysitter in library/specializations/domains/science/aerospace-engineering/skills/spacecraft-power/SKILL.md and read by ahel’s review.

Purpose

Enable comprehensive spacecraft power system sizing and analysis including solar array design, battery selection, and power budget management.

Capabilities

  • Power budget development
  • Solar array sizing and configuration
  • Battery sizing and selection
  • Eclipse and sunlight power analysis
  • Power regulation topology selection
  • Worst-case power analysis
  • End-of-life degradation modeling
  • Load scheduling optimization

Usage Guidelines

  • Define power requirements for all mission phases and modes
  • Account for solar array degradation over mission life
  • Size batteries for worst-case eclipse duration
  • Include power system losses in budget calculations
  • Consider thermal effects on power generation and storage
  • Document power budget margins and assumptions

Dependencies

  • MATLAB
  • Power system modeling tools
  • Spacecraft design software

Process Integration

  • AE-016: Spacecraft Power Budget Analysis

Signals

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Item type
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Key
spacecraft-power
Source
github.com/a5c-ai/babysitter