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4816324 Flexible photovoltaic device  
A photovoltaic device of improved flexibility is provided by using a tetrafluoroethylene-perfluoroalkoxy resin substrate.
4779826 Mounting device for spacecraft  
The panel sections of a solar collector, for example of a spacecraft, are ld or mounted in a folded down condition at least during launching and until they are unfolded. For this purpose a hold...
4755231 Flexible solar array cell and substrate therefor  
A substrate structure for lightweight, flexible solar cell arrays, in which a plastic substrate is provided with a structure for discharging accumulations of electrons on its rear face and has...
4747566 Apparatus for partially unfolding solar collectors  
Foldable panels of a solar collector, for example for a satellite, have a plurality of panel sections hinged to each other. At least one outer panel section of each panel is foldable into a...
4747567 Spacecraft with articulated solar array  
A spacecraft is disclosed which comprises a spacecraft body, at least one solar array extendible outwardly from the spacecraft body, and articulation means for adjusting the position of the solar...
4725025 Deployment system  
A plurality of indexing brackets having indexing apertures are secured to a retractable boom in spaced relation. A like plurality of indexing bulkheads are hinged to a foldable panel array (or...
4713492 Stowable large area solar power module  
A large area solar photovoltaic power module comprises a plurality of flexible large area solar panels interconnected by a flexible hinge. The module may thus be folded and subsequently rolled into...
4703907 Mechanism for the automatic extension of an appendage of a space vehicle performing a rotary movement on itself  
The extension mechanism acts on each of the panels of the appendage, in such a way that the distance separating the center of gravity of said appendage from the rotation axis O of the space vehicle...
4690355 Solar energy collector  
A solar energy collector arrangement is comprised of a plurality of parallely arranged strip-like mirrors, preferably made of aluminum with a silver layer on a concavely curved surface and solar...
4686322 Solar panel  
A novel solar panel is disclosed which has a supporting substrate which is comprised of one or more plies of resin reinforced novoloid fabric.
4652693 Reformed front contact current collector grid and cell interconnect for a photovoltaic cell module  
A photovoltaic array module incorporating a plurality of photovoltaic cell strips (11). Each cell strip (11) incorporates an electrically conductive substrate layer (21), a semiconductor body (22)...
4641798 System for retaining or releasing spacecraft solar panels  
System for retaining or releasing a number of panels piled onto a supporting structure, such as solar panels of a spacecraft which can be deployed from the piled condition and retracted. The panels...
4636579 Retractable power supply  
A retractable power supply including a solar cell for converting incident radiation to electrical energy and a base member for (1) storing the solar cell when said cell is not operatively deployed...
4630791 Transportable solar power station  
A space-based solar operated power module is configured for storage aboard a shuttle and then automatic deployment in the assigned orbit. It includes an articulated base support which is coupled to...
4592436 Solar powered vehicle  
A solar powered vehicle utilizing incident solar radiation to charge storage batteries for energizing an electric motor mounted within the vehicle. The solar panel comprises a lower panel mounted...
4574160 Flexible, rollable photovoltaic cell module  
A photovoltaic array module incorporating a plurality of photovoltaic cell strips (11). Each cell strip (11) incorporates an electrically conductive substrate layer (22), a semiconductor body (23)...
4567642 Method of making photovoltaic modules  
An apparatus for making a photovoltaic module having a plurality of cell strips. The apparatus (10) includes a frame (11) and a support drum (25) rotatably received in the frame (11). The support...
4561614 Deployable folded multi-element satellite subsystems  
A solar panel satellite subsystem includes a first and second set of solar panels and booms joined together end to end in series and to opposite sides of the spacecraft by spring bias hinges. These...
4555585 Foldable solar cell panel apparatus  
A foldable solar cell panel apparatus has at least two panel portions which are connected together at a foldable edge to form at least one foldable pair which, in the folded-together state, is...
4554038 Process for fabricating lightweight, rigid solar array substrate  
A process for constructing a strong, ultra lightweight support substrate for use in outer space applications for support and protection of items, such as solar cells, in both stored and deployed...
4537838 System with several panels containing photoelectric elements for the production of electric current  
Several panels (5) having the same size and comprising a significant number of electrically interconnected photoelectric elements (2) are arranged side by side, separated from one another, in a...
4491446 Hold-down apparatus for unfoldable functional elements  
A hold-down apparatus clamps functional elements, for instance solar cell nels which are unfoldable from a carrying body, possibly a spacecraft, in their folded condition. The folded functional...
4485264 Isolation layer for photovoltaic device and method of producing same  
Large area photovoltaic devices are defined by applying a pattern of electrically-insulating material directly atop the exposed surface of the semiconductor material. Methods of producing these...
4474028 Solar powered refrigeration unit  
A solar powered refrigeration unit includes an array of solar cells connected in series-parallel configuration to produce more than 12 volts dc. One side of the array is grounded, and the positive...
4452234 Collapsible mobile solar energy power source  
An apparatus for collecting solar energy and converting it to electrical energy utilizing solar panels pivotally mounted to a base such that the panels may be pivoted to a storage position inside...
4433201 Solar power arrays for spacecraft  
A laminar plastics material sheet including a transparent, electrically conductive layer used to cover the front and/or rear surfaces of a spacecraft solar array to alleviate electrostatic charge...
4426053 Mechanical release device for example for satellite  
A mechanical release device for releasing a member with respect to another. The device comprises a bonding element disposed on each of the members to be released, a flexible junction element placed...
4419531 Photo-voltaic solar module  
A photovoltaic solar module having at least one solar cell embedded in synthetic resin and resting on a flexible supporting element and which further includes a sheet-like rigid element reinforcing...
4415759 Solar power satellite  
A solar power satellite (30) includes a truss structure (32) having a plurality of independently controlled solar power modules (34) mounted to one face of the truss structure. The solar power...
4401710 Solar cell carrier membrane comprising a fabric composed of plastic bands reinforced by aramide fibers  
A carrier membrane supports area covering solar cells and, preferably, is used for energy supply on a spacecraft. The membrane is stretched in a frame between two opposite sides and consists of...
4400409 Method of making p-doped silicon films  
The production of improved photovoltaic solar cells and the like comprising both p and n type deposited silicon film regions is made possible by a process which provides more efficient p-doped...
4394529 Solar cell array with lightweight support structure  
A panel comprising an aluminum honeycomb core and outer face skins of Kevlar, a bi-directional epoxy-reinforced polyparabenzamide fabric which is a thermal and electrical insulator adhering to the...
4384163 Ultra lightweight folding panel structure  
A deployable panel structure for spacecraft solar cell arrays and other collapsible panel structures. The panel structure consists of a number of panel sections mounted edge to edge along parallel...
4384164 Systems for folding and stabilizing solar panels  
The present invention relates to a novel system for folding and stabilizing flexible and continuous solar panels including fold lines. The folding system comprises a V-shaped element having arms...
4380013 Expandable panel and truss system/antenna/solar panel  
Disclosed is an expandable panel and truss structure capable of being stowed in a storage container (canister) for transportation into space and deployed to form structures such as antennas, solar...
4373690 Deployable support structure for spacecrafts  
A spacecraft associated deployable support structure which incorporates a ssive mechanism for extending an elongated arm, having a supporting surface, from a position adjacent to the spacecraft...
4371134 Artificial satellite arrangement with unfoldable solar generators and antennas  
The present invention relates to the arrangement of an artificial satellite provided with foldable solar generators and antennas. According to the invention, extensions are provided on the...
4347023 Hold down support system  
In a system for holding support elements on a body, which elements can be lded or swung out from the held position, such as support elements used with solar generators on space vehicles, a pin is...
4306108 Solar power supply for spacecraft  
A solar power supply for a spacecraft comprises an array of semiconductor devices for photovoltaic conversion of sunlight into electrical energy. Each semiconductor device is secured by a...
4293731 Solar generator, especially for space craft  
A plurality of lightweight sheets or panels are assembled to form a solar generator, especially for space craft. The panels or sheets which carry the solar cells, are made of fiber compound...
4282394 Underwing reflector solar array  
A lightweight solar cell array for space vehicles powered by solar electric propulsion. The array incorporates a plurality of hinged solar cell units which can be folded for stowage and thereafter...
4262867 Apparatus for modifying position and attitude of a spacecraft  
The position and attitude of a spacecraft is modified by selectively adjusting the positions of panels and vanes extending from the spacecraft body, relative to the direction of the ambient solar...
4245386 Method of manufacturing a solar cell battery  
Solar cells are constructed as a plurality of spaced strips formed along the length of synthetic foils. They are connected in series along their entire length in a simple manner. Therefore, the...
4155524 Device for the synchronized unfolding of articulated elements carrying solar cells in a panel formed by a series of articulated elements  
Synchronized angular displacement of articulated elements of an outwardly-extendable solar-cell panel is carried out by means of a device mounted between any two successive panel elements...
4151872 Panel deployment system  
A mechanism for deploying and retracting an isogrid structure particularly suited for use in supporting low weight reflective or absorbtive surfaces, characterized by a plurality of hinged isogrid...
4149665 Bonding machine for forming a solar array strip  
A machine for attaching solar cells to a flexible substrate having printed circuitry deposited thereon. The strip is fed through a first station in which solar cells are elevated into engagement...
4148163 Synchronizing mechanism for the unfolding of carrier elements for solar cells  
The synchronizing mechanism for the unfolding of articulated carrier elements which are outwardly extendable or inwardly retractable in a bellows-type arrangement on each side of a satellite body...
4133501 Self-deployable solar cell panel  
A pair of semi-rigid solar cell panels are curved under stress and latched in arcuate edge abutting fashion about the exterior of a spacecraft body, and upon release of the latched ends flatten...
4133502 Plural panels deployed effectively as a single panel  
A plurality of arrays of solar cells are symmetrically stored about a spacecraft during launch to provide symmetrical loading. When the spacecraft is in operational configuration, the solar arrays...
4133697 Solar array strip and a method for forming the same  
Providing printed circuitry in a sandwiched relation with a pair of flexible layers of non-conductive material, depositing solder pads on the printed circuitry and storing the resulting substrate...
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