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====Power conditioning units==== Terma delivers power conditioning systems to a series of major space products, including ESA's BepiColombo and [[Rosetta (spacecraft)|Rosetta]]. In the case of BepiColombo, the power conditioning unit is the most powerful used on missions by the ESA with a capacity of 14 kW powered by solar energy on its destination planet Mercury.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.esa.int/dan/ESA_in_your_country/Denmark/Dansk_stroemforsyning_skal_til_Merkur/(print) |title=Dansk strømforsyning skal til Merkur |website=Esa.int |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref> In the Rosetta project Terma has developed a 64 square meter solar panel providing power at down to four percent of the Earth's solar energy and at working temperatures down to -130 degrees Celsius.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.denstoredanske.dk/It,_teknik_og_naturvidenskab/Astronomi/Rumfart/Satellitter_og_rumsonder/Rosetta |title=Rosetta - Gyldendal - Den Store Danske |website=Denstoredanske.dk |accessdate=1 August 2018}}</ref> The PCU delivers a bus power capability of 1500 watt at a weight of 8.3 kilo.<ref>Stage, Mie. "[http://ing.dk/artikel/terma-elektronik-vaekker-rumsonde-fra-aarelang-dvale-165600 Terma-elektronik vækker rumsonde fra årelang dvale]" ''[[Ingeniøren]]'', 19 January 2014.</ref><ref>Jensen, H. & Laursen, J. "[http://adsabs.harvard.edu/full/2002ESASP.502..249J Power Conditioning Unit for Rosetta/Mars Express]" Space Power, Proceedings of the Sixth European Conference held 6–10 May 2002 in Porto, Portugal. Edited by A. Wilson. European Space Agency, ESA SP-502, 2002., p. 249 Bibliographic Code: 2002ESASP.502..249J.</ref>
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