Solar generator

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1977-04-28

1978-07-18

Barefoot, Galen L.

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With payload accommodation

52731, 136 89P, 136 89SA, B64G 110

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041011015

ABSTRACT:
The present invention relates to a solar generator for producing electrical energy from solar energy, mounted in particular on board an artificial satellite and constituted by a plurality of pivoted panels, stacked but unfoldable, each of which comprises a thick frame inside which is disposed a thin flexible support carrying solar cells, said frame comprising intermediate stiffeners connecting two opposite sides of the frame, wherein each panel comprises, between two intermediate stiffeners and between the end intermediate stiffeners and the sides of the frame there-opposite, a plurality of wide, flat auxiliary stiffeners, transverse with respect to the intermediate stiffeners and on which said flexible support is fixed at least partially.

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Hasbach, "Lightweight Solar Panel Devel.", NASA TR 32-1519, Mar. 15, 1971.
Corbett et al., "Lightweight Rigid Solar Array Struc. Consid.", Conf. Record, 11th IEEE Photospecialist Conf., 5-6-75.

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