A solar panel assembly for a spacecraft includes a bracket and first and second booms each having a first end secured to the bracket and a second end extending away from the bracket. Each boom is formed from a plurality of tubes that telescope between a stowed condition nested within one another and a deployed condition aligned end-to-end with one another. A solar panel is secured to the first and second booms for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy to electrical power. The solar panel has a stowed condition collapsed between the first and second booms and a deployed condition extending in a plane between the first and second booms.
DEPLOYABLE SOLAR PANEL ARRAY FOR SPACECRAFT
ENTFALTBARE SOLARPANEELANORDNUNG FÜR RAUMFAHRZEUG
RÉSEAU DE PANNEAUX SOLAIRES DÉPLOYABLES POUR ENGIN SPATIAL
18.10.2017
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS |