Satellites and subsystems > Power solutions > Power conditioning and distribution units (PCDUs) > Power System: Power Conditioning & Distribution Unit (PCDU)
Key highlights
Terma Power Conditioning and Distribution Unit (PCDU) is a scalable, modular power system tailored for diverse space missions, offering customizable power management and distribution to meet specific mission requirements.
Terma‘s spacecraft power systems offer a robust and tested technology, including high-frequency switched-mode power conversion, ensuring efficiency, reliability, and a low mass-to-volume ratio.
Qualified for both deep space and Earth orbit missions, the PCDU is a flight-proven system capable of handling power capacities between 500W and 15 kW.
This satellite power system's flexibility, efficiency, and redundancy make it essential for maximizing power utilization and ensuring the success of space missions.
Key features
- Handles the power management on a spacecraft
- Modular design
- High power output with low mass and volume
- Available with a Single Point Failure Free design
- Unit configurations ranging from small 8 module units (6 kg) to 23 module units (28 kg)
Flight heritage
The Terma PCDU has contributed to space missions, since 1970 years – Euclid, Plato, BepiColombo, Galileo, Rosetta.
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Last updated: 2025-10-24
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