Journal of Infrared and Millimeter Waves, Volume. 44, Issue 3, 394(2025)

Study on correlation of thermal model to in-orbit data for infrared optical payloads on FY-3E/HIRAS-II

Yu-Han LI1,2, Bao-Yu YANG1,2、*, Qiang ZHANG1, Zhi-Peng GUO1, Yi-Nong WU1,2, Xiao TANG1,2, and Shang-Ju LI1,2
Author Affiliations
  • 1Shanghai Institute of Technical Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai 200083, China
  • 2University of Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing 100049, China
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    Model of FY-3E/HIRAS-II:(a)physical model and thermal control measures; (b)distribution of internal components and measuring point of baseplate; (c)mesh of the thermal model for FY-3E/HIRAS-II
    Flowchart of ICP-TM
    Flowchart of adaptive region algorithms
    Spearman coefficient of parameters::(a)interferometer ;(b)baseplate-1; (c)baseplate-2
    Correlation result of cold case for FY-3E/HIRAS-II::(a)temperature cloud map ;(b)correlation results of temperature comparison ;(c)absolute error
    Correlation result of hot case for FY-3E/HIRAS-II:(a) temperature cloud map; (b) correlation results of temperature comparison ;(c)Absolute error
    • Table 1. Summary of the relevant research

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      Table 1. Summary of the relevant research

      ResearchersMethodEffectProjectNumber of parameters
      Beck et al.6APSO (Adaptive Particle Swarm Optimization)Error from 4.2 °C±3.2 °CBepi Colombo laser altimeter (BELA)receiver baffle structural10
      Anglada et al.7-8Gradient-based methodsError from 8.71 °C to below 0.31 °CInternational space station6
      Kim et al.9Pure thermal methods for modifying thermal resistance, surface properties, and thermal loadsError more than 80 % of components below 3KA 6U nanosatellite of SNIPE (Small scale magNetospheric and Ionospheric Plasma Experiment)mission20
      Shin et al.10Surrogate modeling of DNN (Deep Neural Network)and RBF (Radial Basis Function)Error within 5 KA typical spacecraft95
      Li et al.11Kriging surrogate modelError from 4.07 K to 1.22 K by 70.0%A battery pack5
      Cui et al.12Kriging surrogate modelError from 3.55 K to 1.11 KA solar spectrometer15
    • Table 2. The boundary conditions for the two cases

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      Table 2. The boundary conditions for the two cases

      CaseOptics temperatureDateSatellite platform temperatureLaser temperatureRadiator temperature
      Cold10 ℃2021.10.160 ℃35 ℃-63 ℃
      Hot20 ℃2022.9.1630 ℃45 ℃-50 ℃
    • Table 3. Measures to control temperature

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      Table 3. Measures to control temperature

      MeasuresMethodPositionPurpose
      Surface treatmentOSR (Optical Solar Reflector)OSR panelTo promptly dissipate excess heat from the interior and make efficient use of the cold space background.
      S781 white paint+Z and -Y surfaces of the motor controller and the +X side of the fins
      Wrap MLI (Multi-Layer Insulation)PI (polyimide)second surface mirrors as the outermost layer (named MLI-1)The surface of shell except +XTo mitigate the impact of external heat flux, primarily from solar radiation.
      Carburized black membrane (named MLI-2)The outer surface of the interferometer, laser, and main optics
      Insulation installation4 installation feet are connected by TC4 (a kind of titanium alloy)isolation springs, and an 8mm thick insulation gasket of PI.Between the baseplate and satelliteThe payload is in contact with two thermal platforms: the satellite platform at normal temperature, and the radiator at a low temperature. In order to minimize their impact on the payload.
      6 installation feet are connected to the fire lock, and there is a 3mm insulation gasket of PI.
      Blackening treatmentBlack anodizing treatmentThe interferometer, scanning motor and the surface of shellTo reduce the influence of stray light.
      Thermal homogeneityHigh thermal conductivity graphite sheetsThe outer surface of the interferometerTo maintain the temperature of the internal lenses of the interferometer at the same level and temperature gradients.
    • Table 4. Parameters to be correlated - thermal radiation

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      Table 4. Parameters to be correlated - thermal radiation

      MaterialεHαS
      NameInitial valueRangeNameInitial valueRange
      MLI-1ε10.65[0.62,0.72]α10.35[0.3,0.55]
      MLI-2ε20.88[0.8,0.9]α20.93[0.9,0.95]
      S781 white paintε30.87[0.81,0.93]α30.17[0.11,0.4]
      OSRε40.8[0.76,0.88]α40.16[0.08,0.3]
      Black anodizingε50.9[0.88,0.98]α50.96[0.86,0.96]
      PCB surfaceε60.9[0.81,0.95]///
    • Table 5. Parameters to be correlated - thermal conduction

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      Table 5. Parameters to be correlated - thermal conduction

      Conductive componentsParametersNameInitial valueRange
      Between laser controller and baseplateh(W/(m2·K))h13000[2000,4000]
      Between interferometer and substrateh2300[100,600]
      Between parts of interferometerh3500[300,1000]
      Between MLI and components be warpedh40.05[0.03,0.09]
      Between laser base and substrateh5100[50,400]
      Between shell and baseplateh6100[50,400]
      Between OSR and roofh7100[50,400]
      Between motor and finh8100[50,400]
      Other dry contactsh9~ h21100[50,400]
      Between laser and laser base

      r

      (K/W)

      r1205,50]
      Isolation springsr2500[50,600]
      Fire lockr320525
      Between shell and radiatorr420525
    • Table 6. Parameters to be correlated - Heat consumption

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      Table 6. Parameters to be correlated - Heat consumption

      Heating ComponentsNameInitial value /WRange/W
      Motor controllerq1121014
      Laser controllerq2141214
      Data transmissionq31.413
      Scanning motorq44.625
    • Table 7. The actual heating output of the thin heating elements in orbit

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      Table 7. The actual heating output of the thin heating elements in orbit

      Component be heatedActual heating power/W
      10 ℃ case20 ℃ case
      Baseplate-110.4916.74
      Baseplate-22.813.88
      Interferometer -10.150.31
      Interferometer -30.050.15
      Moving mirror11
      Data collector99
      Front box15.915.9
    • Table 8. Results of surrogate model

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      Table 8. Results of surrogate model

      Evaluating indicatorResult
      Time for training33 min53 s
      Time for single calculateless than 0.1 s
      MSE of test data set0.188
      Average absolute prediction error0.369 K
    • Table 9. Time-cost compared between ICP-TM and manual correlation

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      Table 9. Time-cost compared between ICP-TM and manual correlation

      MethodProcessTime-cost of single processTotal time-cost
      ManualManual correlationAbout 3 monthsAbout 3 months
      ICP-TMIterative simulation of 384 data setAbout 7 days with 3 computersIn 8 days
      Build Kriging surrogate modelIn 34 min
      Adaptive optimizationIn 1 min
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    Paper Information

    Category: Infrared Spectroscopy and Remote Sensing Technology

    Received: Aug. 17, 2024

    Accepted: --

    Published Online: Jul. 9, 2025

    The Author Email: Bao-Yu YANG (byyang@mail.sitp.ac.cn)

    DOI:10.11972/j.issn.1001-9014.2025.03.009

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