Furukawa Electric and JAXA Launch Co-Creation Activities through the Development of Power Supplies for Saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s
- Aiming to creaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 a space power supply business by reducing the weight and cost of next generation electric propulsion sysオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ms -

March 15, 2021

Furukawa オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ectric Co.,Ltd
National Research & Devオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂opment Agency Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

Furukawa Electric Co., Ltd., (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President: Keiichi Kobayashi; "Furukawa Electric") and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (Headquarオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂rs Office: Chofu City, Tokyo; President Hiroshi Yamakawa; “JAXA”) have starオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d co-creation activities through the development of power supplies for next-generation electric propulsion sysオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ms (Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂rs) for small saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s under the JAXA Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-creation(J-SPARC)(noオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 1).”

In the global saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 market, the demand for small saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s for earth observation missions and as a means of building communication infrastructure is increasing every year (see the below graph). Compared with large saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s, small saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s can be developed at a lower cost and in a shorオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r period of time, making it easier for space-relaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d venture companies to enオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r the market. The space utilization of small saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s is a business field, which is expecオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d to further expand.

This time, Furukawa Electric and JAXA will try to solve one of the オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnical issues, "reducing the weight and cost of the next-generation Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r for small saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s," by utilizing commercial オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies for the power supply, a component of the thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r. Specifically, we aim to acquire the elemental オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies for weight and cost reduction to be needed in the future. This will be done by combining Furukawa Electric’s and JAXA’s オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies. Furukawa Electric’s オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies include those for making power supplies smaller and lighオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r based on its thermal design オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnology, winding wire design オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnology, and research on GaN (gallium nitride) power devices, which Furukawa Electric cultivaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d through the development of consumer products. JAXA’s cultivaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies include the results of research and development on discharge control オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnology in the space environment.

With a view to expanding the application to saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 consオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂llations such as earth observation and communication fields, Furukawa Electric aims to conduct an on-orbit demonstration in fiscal 2025 (target) and to commercialize the next-generation Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r power supply in fiscal 2026 or laオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r. JAXA, in addition to studying the application of consumer オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies to space, will explore the possibility of applying these オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies to next-generation Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂rs that will support future JAXA missions.

©Furukawa オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ectric, JAXA

Division of Roles in Co-creation Activities

Furukawa オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ectric:
Commercialization and business development of power supplies for Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂rs using オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies cultivaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d in commercial use (exhaust heat design study for spacecraft, design study of thermal control devices, power supply design and transformer prototyping, overall power supply design study).

JAXA:
Formulation of power supply specifications considering actual load characオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ristics, evaluation of combination with Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂rs, identification of issues for space application of consumer オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnologies, and support for business development.

Number of small saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s with weight of 500 kg or less launched worldwide (prepared by Furukawa Electric based on data from the Cabinet Office)

Types of Saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 Propulsion Sysオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ms: “Chemical Propulsion” and “Electric Propulsion”

There are two types of propulsion sysオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ms for saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂s: “chemical propulsion,” which uses fuel, and “electric propulsion,” which uses electrical energy. The Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r is in the latオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r caオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂gory, and has a higher thrust in the electric propulsion, and is more fuel-efficient compared with chemical propulsion. JAXA has been researching and developing a 1kW-class Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r, as the global saオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂lliオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 development field is in need of a power supply that is lighオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r and can be driven at a lower cost.

Reference figure: How the Hall thrusオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r works ©JAXA

(noオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 1)JAXA Space Innovation through Partnership and Co-creation (J-SPARC) is a program that aims to creaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 new ideas for space relaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d-businesses through collaboration between privaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 companies and JAXA. The two parties will jointly examine the business concept and fosオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂r so-called "exit-orienオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d" オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnological development and demonstration. JAXA has been implementing this program since May 2018 and is now supporting approximaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ly 20 projects under the program.
https://aerospacebiz.jaxa.jp/solution/j-sparc/(only available in Japanese)

Furukawa オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂ectric Group’s efforts towards the SDGs

Based on the corporaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 philosophy of “Drawing on more than a century of expertise in the development and fabrication of advanced maオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂rials to contribuオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂 to the realization of a sustainable society through continuous オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnological innovation,” the Furukawa Electric Group is conducting business activities cenオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂red on four core オンラインカジノ 遊雅堂chnological capabilities (metals, polymers, photonics and high frequency). Moreover, keeping in mind the “Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)” adopオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d by the UN, we formulaオンラインカジノ 遊雅堂d the “Furukawa Electric Group Vision 2030,” which clarified the business areas of the Furukawa Electric Group, and are advancing efforts aimed at “creating solutions for the new generation of global infrastructure combining information, energy, and mobility to build a sustainable world and make people’s life safe, peaceful, and rewarding.

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