The solar array for the Venus Radar Mapper mission will operate in the high temperature, high intensity conditions of a low Venus orbit envirionment. To fulfill the performance requirements in this environment at minimum cost and mass while maximizing power density and packing factor on thepanel surface, several features were introduced into the design. These features included the use of optical surface reflectors (OSR's) to reduce the operating temperature; new adhesives for conductive bonding of OSR's to avoid electrostatic discharges; custom-designed large area cells and novel shunt diode circuit and panel power harness configurations.
High temperature, high intensity solar array
Solarfeld fuer hohe Temperaturen und hoher Intensitaet
1985
6 Seiten, 9 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 6 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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