The present disclosure provides, among other things, a deployable solar array (14, 16) comprising: an array of photovoltaic devices (24); and a flexible, elongated, rectangular sheet (26) for supporting the array of photovoltaic 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.
METHOD FOR RELEASING A DEPLOYABLE BOOM
VERFAHREN ZUR FREISETZUNG EINES AUSKLAPPBAREN AUSLEGERS
PROCÉDÉ PERMETTANT DE LIBÉRER UNE FLÈCHE DÉPLOYABLE
11.09.2019
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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 |