Method of operating a spacecraft radiator panel
US11807403B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 19, 2021 |
| Grant date | Nov 7, 2023 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 22, 2042 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/506
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Techniques for minimizing diurnal temperature variation of a radiator of a spacecraft are disclosed. In one aspect, a spacecraft includes a body, a radiator panel, and a heat dissipating unit thermally coupled with the radiator panel. The spacecraft is configured to operate in an orbital plane, and has a yaw axis within the orbital plane and directed from a spacecraft coordinate system origin toward nadir, a pitch axis orthogonal to the orbital plane, and a roll axis orthogonal to the pitch axis and the yaw axis. The radiator panel includes a surface area external to a body of the spacecraft, a first portion of the surface area facing a first direction that is substantially parallel to the roll axis, and a second portion of the surface area facing a second direction that has a substantial component parallel to the yaw axis.
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