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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 26, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 09, 2015
Geoffrey W. Marks, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David J. Rohweller, Ojai, CA (US);
Christian J. Pedersen, Ventura, CA (US);
Geoffrey W. Marks, Santa Barbara, CA (US);
David J. Rohweller, Ojai, CA (US);
Christian J. Pedersen, Ventura, CA (US);
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SYSTEMS CORPORATION, Falls Church, VA (US);
Abstract
A solar panel assembly for a spacecraft includes a bracket and first and second booms each having a first end secured to the bracket and a second end extending away from the bracket. Each boom is formed from a plurality of tubes that telescope between a stowed condition nested within one another and a deployed condition aligned end-to-end with one another. A solar panel is secured to the first and second booms for receiving solar energy and converting the solar energy to electrical power. The solar panel has a stowed condition collapsed between the first and second booms and a deployed condition extending in a plane between the first and second booms.