Photovoltaic array environmental protection program

Bilger, K.M.; Gjerde, Helen B.; Sater, B. L.

doi:10.1109/iecec.1989.74488

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“…Prepared for the 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference cosponsored by the IEEE, AIAA, ANS, ASME, SAE, ACS, and AIChE, Washington, D.C., August 6-1 1,1989…”

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“…Beryllium is stable In the A 0 environment. Three major coIicerns are:(1) handflng (Be has low impact resistance anti is notch sensitive), (2) safety (Be is toxic), and (3) 1,ick of flight history of Be in this application. Graphite thermoplastic is possibly stronger in the transverse direction than Gr/E, pernlitting the use of a unidirectional ply for construction.…”

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Space Station Freedom solar array design development

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Bilger²,

Baraona³

Proceedings of the 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

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The Space Station Freedom Solar A m y Program is required to provide a 75 kW power module that uses eight solar array (SA) wings over a four-year period in low Earth orbit (LEO). Each wing will be capable of providing 23.4 kW at the 4-year design point. LMSC is providing the flexible substrate SAs that must survive exposure to the space environment, including atomic oxygen, for an operating life of fifteen years. Trade studies and development testing, important for evolving any design to maturity, are presently underway at Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc. (LMSC) on the flexible solar array. The trade study and development areas being investigated include solar cell module size, solar cell weld pads, panel stiffener frames, materials inherently resistant to atomic oxygen, and weight reduction design alternatives.

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“…Prepared for the 24th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference cosponsored by the IEEE, AIAA, ANS, ASME, SAE, ACS, and AIChE, Washington, D.C., August 6-1 1,1989…”

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