NASA/KSC has a requirement for one Battery String Simulator (BSS), one Sensor Simulator Chassis, one GPIB Interface Option, one Bus OVP Chassis, and related on-site training.
NASA/KSC intends to purchase the items from Programmable Division of Xantrek Technology, Inc. The Xantrex Battery String Simulator (BSS) is needed to support Ground Special Power (GSP) in Design and Development for the Constellation Program. The above mentioned BSS, utilizes a two-quadrant AB amplifier and proprietary controller to adjust charge and discharge currents. This simulates different battery chemistries at different environments and battery conditions. This unique feature is required by the GSP team as we have different battery chemistries to evaluate, i.e Lithium-Ion, and Nickel-Cadmium. The BSS also has a dynamic simulation feature, a feature required by the GSP team as it allows simulation of field like environment battery responses, which is critical information when performing GSE evaluations.
The Government intends to acquire a commercial item using FAR Part 12.
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