Flexible solar generator provided with electrical protection against the impact of celestial objects, spacecraft and satellite comprising at least one such solar generator
US10014817B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 3, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 11, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02E10/56
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A solar generator comprises a flexible support, an array of solar cells, electrical transfer conductors, blocking diodes, the solar cells being formed along different transverse strings, the solar cells situated in a same string being electrically connected in series, each string comprising two opposite ends, respectively of positive polarity and of negative polarity. The positive polarity end of each string of solar cells is individually connected to a respective blocking diode via an electrical transfer conductor dedicated to the string, the electrical transfer conductors dedicated to the different strings being independent of one another, the blocking diodes being located at the proximal end of the solar generator, outside of the array of solar cells.
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