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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Momentus Space Llc, San Jose, CA (US);
Inventors:
Lee Wilson, San Jose, CA (US);
Luigi Celano, San Jose, CA (US);
Garun Arustamov, San Jose, CA (US);
Jason Park, San Jose, CA (US);
Derek Wong, San Jose, CA (US);
Assignee:
MOMENTUS SPACE LLC, San Jose, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.01); B64G 1/22 (2006.01); B64G 1/44 (2006.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.01); H02S 10/40 (2014.01); H02S 40/22 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.12); B64G 1/222 (2013.01); B64G 1/443 (2013.01); H01L 31/046 (2014.12); H02S 10/40 (2014.12); H02S 40/22 (2014.12);
Abstract
A system for harvesting solar energy on a spacecraft includes a stiff substrate layer and a working layer disposed on the substrate layer to provide at least one of a photovoltaic or a reflective function. In a first operational state, the substrate layer is arranged as a tape spring to store potential energy which causes the substrate layer to uncoil and provide, in a second operational state, a photovoltaic module and/or a solar concentrator.