Application of carbon fiber mesh for space and airborne platform applications
US6547190B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 6, 2002 |
| Grant date | Apr 15, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 6, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T428/249986
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A solar array including a carbon fiber mesh substrate is provided. The solar panels including a series of hybrid structures formed along the common and continuous substrate by sandwiching the substrate between a series of discontinuous upper and lower support layers. In order to construct the solar panels having such hybrid structure, a series of top support layers or upper face sheets is disposed on a upper surface of the substrate and between the folding sections. The solar cells are placed on top of the upper face sheets. Similarly, a series of lower support layers or lower face sheets are disposed on a bottom surface of the substrate and between the folding sections. The folding sections are the regions where the upper and lower face sheets discontinue and expose the underlying substrate. The solar array can be folded along the folding section when a bending force is applied over one of the hybrid structures.
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