THERMOCHROMIC NANO-COATINGS FOR SOLAR RADIATIONS HEAT REGULATION IN SMALL SATELITTES Energy Postgraduate Conference 2013 L. MATHEVULA iThemba LABS Supervisor: Prof M. MAAZA (iThemba LABS) C0-Supervisor: Prof V.V SRINIVASU (UNISA) Outline Aims and Objectives Heat Management for Small Satellite Smart IR Coating:VO2 Experiments & Results Conclusion Aims & Objectives TUNABLE LARGE IR OPTICAL TRANSMISSION, TEMPERATURE PHOTO-INDUCED IR MODULATION, FREE ENERGY-INPUT FOR ITS OPERATION, LARGE DURABILITY TO DEEP SPACE RADIATIONS: ENERGETIC H+. DEVELOP & ENGINEER A SMART COATING FOR SOLAR HEAT MANAGEMENT IN SMALL SATELITTES WITH THE FOLLOWING CHARACTERISTICS: IMAGES FROM THE WEB Heat management for Small Satellite Thermal shielding in satellites and spacecrafts NASA, JAXA, ESA, .. -Critical in small satellites: Sumbandilla: 81 kg, ZACUBE 1: kg Input energy = 0 mJ SMART IR COATING: VO2 SCIENTIFIC REPORTS | 3 : 1370 >68 o C