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. 2009 Jun 9;9(6):4503–4524. doi: 10.3390/s90604503

Table 2.

Preliminary mass and power budget of the MSS sensor prototype.

MSS Unit Component Mass (g) Power consumption Typ./max (W)

CPU Single board computer 130 5.6
SS HD 30 0.06 / 0.12
Power conditioning unit 170 Efficiency 72 %
Cooling (heat-pipe based) 40 -
Case (4-mm Al shield) 1,490 -
Harness, etc. 140 -

Total 2,000 < 8.0

OH Sensor board (incl. detector) 35 < 0.4
Demo board 40
Case (4-mm Al shield) 210 -
Harness, etc. 30 -

Total 315 < 0.4 (via USB i/f to CPU)

CPU & OH Total 2,315 < 8.4