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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 13, 2020
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 30/10 (2014.01); H02S 40/42 (2014.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H02S 30/10 (2014.12); H02S 40/42 (2014.12);
Abstract
A solar array including at least one solar panel comprised of a substrate having one or more solar cells bonded thereto, and a frame for supporting the substrate and the solar cells, wherein the substrate is attached to the frame at a perimeter of the frame along one or more edges of the substrate, the frame has a cutout or opening in a center of the frame under the solar cells, and the cutout or opening enables direct cooling of the solar cells through the substrate by exposing a back side of the substrate for transferring or radiating heat directly through the cutout or opening of the frame.