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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2024
Filed:
Mar. 28, 2018
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Eric M. Rehder, Los Angeles, CA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.01); H01L 27/142 (2014.01); H01L 31/048 (2014.01); H01L 31/05 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/20 (2014.12); H01L 27/142 (2013.01); H01L 31/048 (2013.01); H01L 31/05 (2013.01); H01L 31/0508 (2013.01);
Abstract
One or more solar cells are connected to a flex circuit, wherein: the flex circuit is single sheet; the flex circuit is comprised of a flexible substrate having one or more conducting layers for making electrical connections to the solar cells; and the flex circuit includes one or more flat sections where the solar cells are attached to the flex circuit that remain flat when the flex circuit is folded and one or more folding sections between the flat sections where the flex circuit is folded.