The Space Station Freedom solar array program is required to provide a 75 kW power module that uses eight solar array (SA) wings over a four-year period in low Earth orbit (LEO). Each wing will be capable of providing 23.4 kW at the 4 yr design point. The design of flexible-substrate SAs that must survive exposure to the space environment, including atomic oxygen, for an operating life of fifteen years is discussed. The tradeoff study and development areas being investigated include solar cell module size, solar cell weld pads, panel stiffener frames, materials inherently resistant to atomic oxygen, and weight reduction design alternatives.
Space Station Freedom solar array design development
Entwicklung des Sonnenbatterie-Entwurfs für die Raumstation Freedom
1989
5 Seiten, 2 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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