Atomic oxygen and electrostatic-resistant, flexible structure for space applications
US8872018B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | May 6, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10S136/292
- WIPO fieldSurface technology, coating
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
A flexible space structure such as a solar array is composed of multiple solar cell modules (SCMs) each supporting an arrangement of solar cells on a frontside layer and incorporating a backside layer with a surface opposite from the frontside layer having a conductive coating. A selected portion of the SCMs have structural ground extension harnesses intermediate the frontside layer and backside layer. Conductive tapes secure vertically adjacent SCMs by attachment to the conductive coating and electrical jumpers interconnect the structural ground extension harnesses across gapped hinge lines of laterally adjacent SCMs.
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