Lockheed Martin Corporation

Ivan Audon Lucatero Sanchez

John L Gibb

Scott W Smith

Michael A Reale

Adan Alberto Giron

Servando D Cuellar

Scott T Santo

Provided herein are various enhancements for solar panels and associated solar arrays. In one example, a method of manufacturing includes forming, by an additive manufacturing process, a stackup of half-panels comprising connected pairs of the half-panels each having an integrated construction comprising a webbing structure connected to a skin layer substantially covering a face. The method also includes separating the stackup into detached pairs of the half-panels, assembling a selected detached pair of the half-panels into a full panel, and attaching photovoltaic cells to a selected face of the full panel.

Additively manufactured solar panel assemblies

Printable high-strength alloys, including aluminum alloys can be produced in an additive manufacturing process. Such alloys can include aluminum-silver ('Al—Ag') alloys that are produced by a laser melting process using a powder bed fusion. The results of the process and the characteristics of the produced alloy can be determined by controlling at least an energy beam power, an energy beam speed, and/or an energy beam size. The operational parameters can be controlled with high precision to produce a printable, high-strength aluminum alloy.

Printable high-strength alloys

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Soquel, CA, United States of America

Ivan Audon Lucatero Sanchez