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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2016
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Ray A. Stribling, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 30/20 (2014.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01); H01L 31/054 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 40/22 (2014.12); H01L 31/0547 (2014.12); H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 30/20 (2014.12); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A micro-concentrator module includes a cover glass provided with solar cells on one side thereof. The cover glass is adapted to hover above a substrate containing an array of MEMS based reflectors. Springs between the cover glass and the substrate displace the cover glass from a stowed position during transport to a deployed operational position above the substrate. Tethers connecting the cover glass with the substrate limit the displacement of the cover glass to a distance corresponding to the focal length of the reflectors.