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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 22, 2021
Bae Systems Information and Electronic Systems Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Matthew F. Kepler, Austin, TX (US);
Jerrod S. Allen, Austin, TX (US);
John C. Cobb, III, Plymouth, MA (US);
Jeffrey Smith, Pembroke, MA (US);
BAE Systems Information and Electronic Systems Integration Inc., Nashua, NH (US);
Abstract
The system and method of retractable solar arrays for underwater vehicles. In some cases, the retractable solar arrays for underwater vehicles contain anti-biofouling mechanisms. The retractable solar arrays may extend in a linear or a fan-like manner. In some cases, the solar array may be wrapped around the outside of the underwater vehicle or within a cylindrical housing. In some cases the solar array is a single flexible member with a series of connected panels.