Aeronautics and astronautics – Spacecraft – With payload accommodation
Patent
1996-05-29
1998-02-24
Grant, William
Aeronautics and astronautics
Spacecraft
With payload accommodation
136245, 136292, B64G 144, H02N 600
Patent
active
057204527
ABSTRACT:
A spacecraft includes a plurality of solar panels interconnected with a power coupler and an electrically operated device to provide power to the device when the solar cells are insolated. The solar panels are subject to bending distortion when entering or leaving eclipse. Spacecraft attitude disturbances are reduced by mounting each of the solar panels to an elongated boom made from a material with a low coefficient of thermal expansion, so that the bending of one panel is not communicated to the next. The boom may be insulated to reduce its bending during changes in insolation. A particularly advantageous embodiment mounts each panel to the boom with a single mounting, which may be a hinge. The single mounting prevents transfer of bending moments from the panel to the boom.
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Berard C. A.
Grant William
Lockheed Martin Corporation
Meise W. H.
Young S. A.
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