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Linear cryocoolers are being used for space sensor cooling for multiple proliferated and strategic space missions. The cooling, lifetime and cost requirements are unique to each mission. Multiple commercial or build-to-print versions of the mechanical cryocooler exist, but the development of mating and optimized cryocooler control electronics has lagged behind the mechanical cryocooler. To address this need, Creare and West Coast Solutions have developed a line of cryocooler control electronics with a modular and adaptable topology to optimally meet most future mission needs. Over the last few years, the product line has matured from a single model optimized for low -cost LEO missions and for cryocoolers with 80-100 W of input power to multiple models that address the lifetime, radiation, power, bus voltage ranges and jitter requirements of most future space and air-borne missions. In this paper, we review the current product line and present emitted vibration results obtained with a Sunpower Cryotel MT cryocooler with active vibration control.
