Project Photos Battel Engineering, Inc. |
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| 1. Steve’s Office | 2. SAM Analog Electronics (AE) |
3. View of
Valve-Heater Module as part of integrated SAM Analog Electronics |
4. SAM Valve-Heater Module flight model prior to AE integration | |
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SAM Power Supply Module flight model |
6. SAM Power Supply Module flight model | 7. Power Supply Control Assembly | 8. Power Supply MosFet Assembly | |
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SAM Pyrolysis-Temperature Module flight model |
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SAM Filament-Bias Module flight model |
11. SAM High Voltage Module (HVM) | ||
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| 12. The SAM (Surface Analysis at Mars) instrument undergoing conducted susceptibility testing | 13. The dual LISN (Line Impedance Stabilization Network) | 14. SAM EMC testing at Goddard |
15. Final bench test of testing of the 25,000 x-ray high voltage power supply/font> |
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| 16. 25,000 x-ray high voltage power supply |
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Breadboard testing of 25,000 volt x-ray power supply |
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High voltage module used with the 25,000 x-ray high voltage power supply |
19. LADEE flight PS/HV (Power Supply and High Voltage) module | |
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Top side view of the LADEE Engineering model PS/HV module |
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Junior assistant Kayli Battel helping with testing |
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LADEE PS/HV Engineering being set up |
23. LADEE PS/HV Engineering mounted on copper bench | |
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LADEE PS/HV Engineering in special noise testing configuration |
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LADEE PS/HV Engineering being tested for radiated magnetic signature |
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Opto-coupler test setup for LOKI tether HVPS |
27. Infrared LED test fixture for qualification of LED's | |
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Battel Engineering's Rocket Squad pointing their rockets skyward |
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LADEE and MAVEN flight and engineering magnetic parts |
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LADEE and MAVEN magnetic parts in thermal oven. |
31. Main transformer test fixture for LADEE and MAVEN flight devices | |
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Main transformer test fixture for LADEE and MAVEN flight devices |
33. Steve at his "other job" |
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Spare AIM high voltage power supply being tested |
35. Assistants Kayli and David working on the water manifold |
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36. Custom heat exchanger in operation at "Casa Battel" |
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Wideband RF amplifier under development |
38. First development board for a high radiation tolerance power supply | 39. SAM High Voltage Multiplier Assembly Test Setup | |
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| 40. MMS High Voltage Opto-Coupler Test | 41. Vacuum Tube X-Ray Source Modulator | 42. High Voltage Cable Noise Coupling Test | 43. 25,000 Volt X-Ray Source Power Supply Under Test | |
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| 44. 500 Watt Dynamic Tether High Voltage Power Supply |
45. Tether Power Supply PWM Drive Section |
46. Close-up of Tether High Voltage Drive Section |
47. Close-up of Tether High Voltage Modulator |
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| 48. Tether Floating Drive System Under Preliminary Test | 49. Tether System Radiated EMC Test | 50. 2000 Watt Tether Load | 51. Mars Atmosphere Breakdown Simulator | |
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| 52. 25,000 Volt High Voltage System | 53. 25,000 Volts Power Supply Under Test |
54. Mars-Phoenix TEGA Brassboard Under Test |
55. SAM Emission Control Simulator Under Test | |
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| 56. High Voltage Feedback Tuning | 57. High Voltage Opto-Coupler Screening Setup | 58. Chemin Filament Simulator Under Test | 59. Chemin Filament Simulator During Assembly | |
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| 60. Chemin Filament Simulator During Assembly |
61. JADE 11,000 Volt High Voltage Power Supply Demo. Breadboard |
62. JADE High Voltage Modulator Development |
63.
JADE High Voltage Component Life Testing |
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64.
SAM Analog Electronics (AE) Bench Testing |
65.
SAM Analog Electronics (AE) Thermal Testing |
66.
SAM PS Module Configured for Thermal Testing |
67.
PS Control Assembly Bench Test |
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68.
SAM Pyrolysis-Temperature Module Bench Test |
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SAM Filament-Bias Module on Inspection Bench |
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SAM Filament-Bias Module Bench Test |
71.
Combined FB-PT Module Bench Test |
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Combined FB-PT Module Thermal Test |
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SAM High Voltage Module (HVM) Bench Test |
74. SAM High Voltage Connector Testing | 75. SAM Magnetics Screening | |
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| 76. SAM Transformer Screening | 77. SAM Inductor Saturation Testing |
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Partial Discharge Test Setup Calibration |
79. Piezo-Electric Test Setup | |
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| 80. Piezo-Electric Test Setup | 81. Piezo-Electric Test Setup | 82. Lab Assistant in Robotics Laboratory | 83. SAM Brassboard PS Test Setup | |
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| 84. SAM Brassboard PS Test Setup | 85. 400 MHz Slot Antenna Test | 86. TEGA-EGA Flight Model Face View |
87. TEGA-EGA High Voltage Umbilical |
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88. TEGA-EGA Low Voltage Module Interior View |
89. TEGA-EGA High Voltage Module Bottom View |
90. TEGA High Voltage Module Top View |
91. Top View of TEGA Emission Control Board |
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92. TEGA HVM Functional Bench Test Setup |
93. TEGA HVM in Thermal Test Chamber |
94. TEGA LVM in Bench Test Setup |
95. Integrated TEGA Flight Model in Functional Test |
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| 96. TEGA High Voltage Transformer Qualification Setup | 97. TEGA High Voltage Transformer Stepped-Voltage Testing |
98. TEGA Power Supply Breadboard Test |
99. TEGA Integrated High Voltage Breadboard Test | |
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100. TEGA High Voltage Breadboard Test |
101. TEGA Filament/Emission Control Breadboard Test Setup |
102. TEGA High Voltage Breadboard Test Setup |
103. TEGA Emission Control Test with Real Filament |
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| 104. Bench Test of Actual TEGA Filament | 105. UHF Filter Test | 106. High Voltage Test Setup |
107. AIM-CIP High Voltage Power Supply |
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108. AIM-CIP High Voltage Power Supply, Bottom View |
109. Control Loop Testing of AIM-CIP HVPS |
110. Top View of Huygens GCMS Instrument |
111. Side View of Huygens GCMS Electronics |
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| 112. Side View of Huygens GCMS Electronics |
113. GALEX Engineering Model High Voltage Power Supply |
114. GALEX Engineering Model Low Voltage Power Supply |
115. GP-B Aft Power Unit | |
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116. GP-B Aft Power Unit, Back Side |
117. APU in Bench Test Setup | <
118. GP-B Forward Regulator Module |
119. Rosetta IES High Voltage Power Supply with Control Module | |
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| 120. Interior View of IES HVPS | 121. IES HVPS in Test Fixture |
122. Hubble Spectrograph Power Converter |
123. 2000 Watt Battery Charge Controller |
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124. QuickToms PMIU2 Power Converter Breadboard |
125. PMIU2 Configured for Test | 126. 2000 Watt High Voltage Breadboard |
127. SAM Thermo-Electric Cooler Test Setup |
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| 128. SAM Bulb Filament Simulator |
129. UC Berkeley Antenna Calibration Setup |
130. IMAGE Spacecraft E-Field Mockup |
131. The “Bird Cage” | |
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| 132. The “Big Box” | 133. Testing Inside the “Big Box” | |||
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