Energy system and resource utilization in space: A state-of-the-art review

Weiren Wu; Jun Shen; Hui Kong; Yu Yang; Erxing Ren; Zekuan Liu; Weida Wang; Mingming Dong; Lijin Han; Chao Yang; Hongfei Zheng; Qianghui Xu; Xiaoyu Yao; Jing Zhao; Sheng Li; Qingqing Yang; Jun Liu; Yunfei Zhang; Ji Li; Yongpeng Guo; Jianwei Li; Mengrou Li; Hui Liu; Dezhi Zheng; Rui Xiong; Jiefei Ma; Zhe Zhang; Gang Pei; Xianze Ao; Jie Ji; Wengan Sun; Teng Fei; Fuqiang Wang; Zexu Zhang; Jianzhong Liu; Yong Wei; Wei Yang; Liang Zhao; Aibing Zhang; Yinyue Wang; Jianjun Liu; Weiyang Xu; Chongfeng Zhang; Ruina Xu; Lele Chen; Zhiguo Qu; Hui Wang; Youjun Lu; Dengwei Jing; Long Li; Haiwang Li; Tiefeng Li; Rong Chen; Jianyin Xiong; Yun Kong; Hongsheng Wang; Jiang Qin; Yong Shuai; Xiaojia Zeng; Bing Shen; Fengchun Sun; Zhi Tao; Tianshou Zhao; Peixue Jiang

doi:10.59717/j.xinn-energy.2024.100029

Energy system and resource utilization in space: A state-of-the-art review

Weiren Wu^*
, Jun Shen^*
, Hui Kong^*
, Yu Yang^*
, Erxing Ren
, Zekuan Liu
, Weida Wang
, Mingming Dong
, Lijin Han
, Chao Yang
, Hongfei Zheng
, Qianghui Xu
, Xiaoyu Yao
, Jing Zhao
, Sheng Li
, Qingqing Yang
, Jun Liu
, Yunfei Zhang
, Ji Li
, Yongpeng Guo

Jianwei Li, Mengrou Li, Hui Liu, Dezhi Zheng, Rui Xiong, Jiefei Ma, Zhe Zhang, Gang Pei, Xianze Ao, Jie Ji, Wengan Sun, Teng Fei, Fuqiang Wang, Zexu Zhang, Jianzhong Liu, Yong Wei, Wei Yang, Liang Zhao, Aibing Zhang, Yinyue Wang, Jianjun Liu, Weiyang Xu, Chongfeng Zhang, Ruina Xu, Lele Chen, Zhiguo Qu, Hui Wang, Youjun Lu, Dengwei Jing, Long Li, Haiwang Li, Tiefeng Li, Rong Chen, Jianyin Xiong^*, Yun Kong^*, Hongsheng Wang^*, Jiang Qin^*, Yong Shuai^*, Xiaojia Zeng^*, Bing Shen^*, Fengchun Sun^*, Zhi Tao^*, Tianshou Zhao^*, Peixue Jiang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Lunar Exploration and Space Engineer Center
Beijing Institute of Technology
School of Energy Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology
CAS - Purple Mountain Observatory
University of Science and Technology of China
Harbin Inst. of Technol.
CAS - Institute of Geochemistry
CAS - Institute of Geology and Geophysics
Chinese Academy of Sciences
CAS - National Space Science Center
CAS - National Astronomical Observatories
Shanghai Aerospace Control Technology Institute
Shanghai Academy of Space Flight Technology
Tsinghua University
Xi'an Jiaotong University
Fudan University
Beihang University
Zhejiang University
Chongqing University
CAS - Institute of Engineering Thermophysics
Peking University
Southern University of Science and Technology

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Deep space exploration expands our understanding about the evolution history of solar system, while the future development heavily relies on the construction of energy systems and utilization of resources on the planet. This paper systematically reviewed the progress in the environmental control and construction technologies of space bases, extraterrestrial in situ resource utilization technology, energy systems, key technologies for planetary transportation platforms, and geological explorations. The current status, pros and cons of these technologies and systems are introduced and discussed. As an important artificial microenvironment in the space base, the environmental control and life support system (ECLSS) provides necessary resources for human. Sintering and additive manufacturing technologies demonstrate the potential to construct a space base with lunar regolith or simulants. The extraction and in situ utilization of resources on the Moon, including water ice, oxygen, and helium-3, are crucial to maintain life support for lunar exploration. Typical energy systems that can be used on the Moon include photovoltaic cell, Stirling power generation technology, closed Brayton cycle (CBC) system, Rankine cycle system, heat storage system, and integrated energy system. The CBC system has the highest thermal efficiency (39%) among them, making it suitable for late-period energy supply. The performance of various planetary rovers, the most important transportation platforms, are summarized. Through geological explorations, the resource distribution, content, and occurrence can be obtained. Perspectives on the future, promotions of environment adaptation, resource recovery, energy efficiency, and intelligence of the existing technologies are still needed to move forward on space explorations.

Original language	English
Article number	100029
Journal	Innovation Energy
Volume	1
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.59717/j.xinn-energy.2024.100029
Publication status	Published - 27 May 2024
Externally published	Yes

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