ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,308,401, issued on May 20.
"Power supply module for nanosatellite systems" was invented by Antonios Nikolai Chatzis (Sofia, Bulgaria) and Nikolay Atanasov Kolev (Sofia, Bulgaria).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention relates to a power supply module for nanosatellite systems which will find application in the field of space technology and satellite communications, and in particular for powering nanosatellites. The created power supply module consists of at least one battery pack and at least one control and energy distribution module and provides maximum efficiency at a given illumination by adjusting the operating output voltage ...