Hamilton Sundstrand Space Systems International, Inc.

Aerojet Rocketdyne of De, Inc.

Rick L Howerton

Cheng-Yi Lu

Kenneth John Metcalf

Andrew J Zillmer

Joseph P Carroll

Patrick Edward Frye

David Wait

William Determan

Brian M Sutin

James A McClanahan

Marcelo Bromberg

Charles Thomas Kudija

A heat rejection system includes a plurality of panel subassemblies and a solid state heat pipe flex joint. Each panel subassembly includes a fin, a solid state heat pipe manifold, a first solid state heat pipe tube operatively connected to the solid state heat pipe manifold and secured to the fin, a second solid state heat pipe tube operatively connected to the solid state heat pipe manifold adjacent to the first solid state heat pipe and secured to the fin. The solid state heat pipe flex joint operably connects the solid state heat pipe manifolds of two of the plurality of panel subassemblies in a hermetically sealed configuration, and is configured to permit repositioning of the two panel subassemblies relative to each other.

Solid state heat pipe heat rejection system for space power systems

An example space-based power generation panel arrangement includes a first reflective panel and at least one heat pipe configured to communicate thermal energy to the first reflective panel and a second reflective panel. The heat pipe is configured to hinge the first reflective panel to the second reflective panel.

Panel assembly for a space-based power generation system

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Simi Valley, CA, United States of America

Rick L Howerton