Dual boom deployable parabolic trough reflector
US11183768B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 29, 2020 |
| Grant date | Nov 23, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 29, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH01Q3/2658
- WIPO fieldTelecommunications
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for deploying a trough structure. The methods comprise: causing a first telescoping segment to move in a first direction away from a proximal end of a telescoping boom; and transiting a flexible element from an untensioned state to a tensioned state as the first telescoping segment is moved in the first direction. The flexible element is coupled to a distal end of the first telescoping segment by a first bulkhead and is coupled to a distal end of a second telescoping segment by a second bulkhead. The first telescoping segment is coupled to the second telescoping segment of the boom when the first telescoping segment reaches an extended position. The flexible element has a parabolic trough shape when in the tensioned state.
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