Adaptively positioned solar array
US6227497A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 19, 1999 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 19, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64G1/363
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Solar array with movable parts that are faced toward the sun during times of the orbit distant from the debris field. When the orbit is within the debris field, the panels are faced edge on to the direction of the orbit.
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