The disclosed technology includes systems, methods, and mechanism configurations related to satellite solar panels, including stowing arrangements, deployment sequences, special purpose hinges, hold down and release mechanisms, and associated components for controlled deployment of the satellite solar panels.
Hold down and release mechanism for a deployable satellite solar panel
2021-02-23
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES , Erzeugung elektrischer Energie durch Umwandlung von Infrarot-Strahlung, sichtbarem Licht oder ultraviolettem Licht, z.B. unter Verwendung von Photovoltaik [PV]-Modulen / H05B ELECTRIC HEATING , Elektrische Heizung |
HOLD DOWN AND RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A DEPLOYABLE SATELLITE SOLAR PANEL
European Patent Office | 2019
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