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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2014
Mma Design, Llc, Boulder, CO (US);
Thomas Jeffrey Harvey, Nederland, CO (US);
Toby Justin Harvey, Nederland, CO (US);
Ryan M. VanHalle, Golden, CO (US);
MMA DESIGN, LLC, Boulder, CO (US);
Abstract
A panel structure for use in a deployable and cantilevered solar array structure is provided. A panel includes first and second planar panel sections and an intermediate panel section connecting the first and second sections. The planar panel sections are capable of being situated with respect to one another so as to have a V-tent-like shape when the panel is in a deployed state and to be coplanar when the panel is in a stowed state. When in the V-tent-like shape, the intermediate section of the panel extends in a straight line that is collinear or parallel to the longitudinal axis of the cantilevered solar array structure when deployed. The V-tent-like shape produces A panel structure that has a relatively high moment of inertia, is stiff, and can provide a large area for supporting solar cells.