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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 27, 2023
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
John L. Gibb, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Ivan Audon Lucatero Sanchez, Soquel, CA (US);
Adan Alberto Giron, San Jose, CA (US);
Scott T. Santo, San Jose, CA (US);
LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Provided herein are various enhancements for solar panels and associated solar arrays. In one example, a method of manufacturing includes forming, by an additive manufacturing process, a stackup of half-panels comprising connected pairs of the half-panels each having an integrated construction comprising a webbing structure connected to a skin layer substantially covering a face. The method also includes separating the stackup into detached pairs of the half-panels, assembling a selected detached pair of the half-panels into a full panel, and attaching photovoltaic cells to a selected face of the full panel.