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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2011
Ray A. Stribling, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Darren S. Cokin, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Andrew R. Streett, San Clemente, CA (US);
Ray A. Stribling, Redondo Beach, CA (US);
Darren S. Cokin, Santa Monica, CA (US);
Andrew R. Streett, San Clemente, CA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
This disclosure is directed to apparatuses, systems, and methods associated with the stowing, deploying, and deployment of a solar cell array. With reference to some exemplary embodiments this disclosure teaches apparatuses, systems, and methods directed to a solar cell array system that is a relatively lightweight, compact, and self-contained structure that securely stores, protects, and deploys the solar array. With reference to some exemplary embodiments this disclosure teaches apparatuses, systems, and methods for deploying a solar cell array that is held in the deployed configuration by self-contained compressive force and tensile force members such that no loads are carried through the solar cell panels.