Battel Engineering, Inc.

High-Voltage Power Systems Engineering and Custom Transformer Design and Manufacturing.

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About the firm

Battel Engineering, Inc. is an aerospace electronics engineering practice specializing in high-voltage power systems and instrument electronics for spacecraft. Operating from Scottsdale, Arizona, it provides electrical design, transformer development, qualification testing, and electromagnetic compatibility evaluation for critical space missions.

Firm type
Aerospace Engineering · Electrical Engineering

People

Steve BattelPrincipal Engineer

Capabilities

High-Voltage Power Systems Engineering

Provides design, prototyping, and testing of high-voltage power supplies and modules up to 500 kV for demanding spacecraft applications.

  • Custom Transformer Design and Manufacturing

    Handles the winding, assembly, and qualification testing of custom high-voltage and isolation transformers designed for spaceflight environments.

  • Voltage Multiplier Development

    Designs and evaluates high-voltage multiplier assemblies and driver circuits to support specialized scientific instruments.

Spacecraft Electronics Engineering

Delivers complete electronics engineering services spanning analog subsystems, power distribution, and control boards for deep-space instruments.

  • Power Electronics Prototyping

    Develops and bench-tests power supply modules, low-voltage control assemblies, and filament bias systems.

  • Analog Control System Design

    Engineers analog control loops, telemetry circuits, and sensor interface electronics optimized for high-reliability operations.

  • Opto-Coupler Qualification

    Conducts partial discharge, screening, and life testing on high-voltage opto-couplers to ensure flight readiness.

Electromagnetic Compatibility Testing

Work in this area is organized into supported delivery tasks.

  • Conducts Conducted Susceptibility

    Support includes Conducts conducted susceptibility.

  • Radiated Signature

    Support includes radiated signature.

  • RF Interference Testing To Ensure Systems Meet Strict Spacecraft Performance Standards

    Support includes RF interference testing to ensure systems meet strict spacecraft performance standards.

High-Voltage Educational Workshops

Delivers specialized technical training and workshops focused on high-voltage engineering principles and spaceflight electronics design.

Industries

Aerospace · Space

Projects

SAM Instrument Electronics for Mars Science Laboratory

Space · Client: NASA

Project details

Developed and tested the high-voltage module, power supply module, pyro-temperature module, filament-bias module, and integrated analog electronics for the Sample Analysis at Mars instrument.

PIXL Power System for Perseverance Rover

Space · Client: NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Project details

Designed the 30 kV high-voltage module, low-voltage control module, and brassboard systems for the Planetary Instrument for X-ray Lithochemistry.

MAVEN IUVS High-Voltage Power Supply

Space · Client: NASA

Project details

Engineered and qualified the flight high-voltage power supply and monitored output noise for the Imaging Ultraviolet Spectrograph instrument on the MAVEN Mars orbiter.

LADEE PS/HV Module

Space · Client: NASA

Project details

Designed, built, and characterized the power supply and high-voltage module, including conducting radiated magnetic signature and specialized noise testing.

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