The present disclosure provides, among other things, a deployable solar array comprising: an array of electromagnetic transducer devices such as photovoltaic devices; and a flexible, elongated, rectangular sheet for supporting the array of electromagnetic transducer devices composed of a composite laminate having a predetermined pattern of graphite fiber plies which impart a predefined tension in the planar surface of the sheet so that it curls into a planar sheet with a uniform radius of curvature along its major axis.
Deployable solar array for small spacecraft
2018-03-20
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / H01L Halbleiterbauelemente , SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES / 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 |