Deployable Solar Panel Array

Unlike most spacecraft that deploy solar panels the solar arrays are built into the trunk itself.

Deployable solar panel array.

The exa dsa 1a titanium deployable solar array for 1u is the entry level product of a family of deployable solar arrays based on artificial muscles for cubesats in the range of 1u to 6u. This spacecraft which is designed for journeys to the moon and to mars is equipped with 4 deployable solar panels which form an x shape and can produce about 10 kilowatts of power. Dss specializes in the research design development analysis manufacture and test of innovative mission enabling deployable space systems. Lapointe has been a key technical team member of several successful flight programs including deployable open lattice masts rigid panel solar arrays flexible blanket solar arrays reflector dish deployment structures solar array blanket deployers and damped latching solar array hinge mechanisms.

Description of the preferred embodiments the present invention provides a deployable solar cell array represented in figs. The 4 panels which start off stowed along the sides of the spacecraft during launch open up in orbit to reach a length of 7 metres. First the solar array pack deploys from the cubesat body when the thermal cut tc1 is activated. The cargo dragon s deployable solar arrays have been eliminated to reduce the number of.

N 2 1m of solar panels has 400w of sunlight on it but 15 of 400 is 60w so assume the 1m2 of solar panels produces 60w of power. N 55 x 746 41030 watts is the power of the engine. Game changing deployable technologies. N 41030 60 683 83m2.

The deployment sequence develops in two steps as shown in fig. 1 through 6 by the array 10 having a foldable solar panel assembly 12. The deployable solar panel consists of three solar panels stacked on each other in the stowed configuration. N assume the car engine is in the middle of the range given at 55bhp.

The arrays are composed by 5 panels 3 on top 2 on bottom that attached to the cubesat structure just as another solar panel and once in orbit deploys to full extension includes deploy and release contact sensors and custom options are available on requests like sun and temperature sensors 7 panel. Deployable solar arrays göktürk 2 launched 2012 formosat 5 launched 2017 sentinel 5 precursor launched 2017 c sat delivered 2017 jason cs sentinel 6 delivered 2019 imece to be delivered 2020 solar arrays with automated cell laydown by sti formosat 7 multi panel to be delivered 2020. Flexible blanket solar arrays rigid panel solar arrays concentrator arrays boom systems.