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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2019
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2015
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventors:
Scott Benjamin Singer, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);
Dimitri D. Krut, Encino, CA (US);
Nasser H. Karam, LaCanada, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01); H02S 50/00 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 20/32 (2014.12); H01L 31/0543 (2014.12); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H02S 50/00 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for calibrating a reflector in a solar array. A switch device is switched from a first state to a second state. A calibration voltage is applied to each of a set of actuation devices associated with the reflector in response to the switch device switching to the second state when the calibration circuit is electrically connected to the set of actuation devices.