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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Nov. 23, 2016
Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Matthew Wrosch, San Diego, CA (US);
Eric McNaul, Boulder, CO (US);
Theodore Stern, El Cajon, CA (US);
Fadel Hernandez, La Mesa, CA (US);
Vanguard Space Technologies, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Abstract
A method of fabricating a solar cell array on the surface of a support by providing an assembly fixture having a smooth, concave surface; mounting a film composed of ethylene tetrafluoroethylene (ETFE) directly on the surface of the fixture; mounting a film composed of a non-crosslinked silicone pressure sensitive adhesive directly over the ETFE film; mounting an array of interconnected solar cells directly over the adhesive film. An uncured supporting film composed of a composite material is mounted directly on the back side of the solar cells; and the film of composite material is co-cured so that the array of interconnected solar cells is bonded to the supporting film. The bonded and cured film of composite material and an array of interconnected solar cells with the ETFE film is then removed from the assembly fixture.