The evaluation of Ada software to support the space station power management and distribution system

Ada software experience began with the development of an Ada control program for the Phase 1, PMAD PV testbed.The testbed hardware was modeled by Ada simulation software and consisted of a solar array field, a battery bank, a battery charge converter, two load banks, a DC distribution bus, and remote power controllers.This project served as a learning and evaluation phase of Ada for embedded applications.It should be noted that each testbed consists of different system configurations and that each of these represents independent software development efforts.The PMAD System Testbed and the PMAD Integrated Testbed are currently under development and will be discussed briefly.The PMAD PV Testbed software is complete and \vill ser1.e as the focal point of discussion.