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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2012
Applicant:
Thales, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Inventors:
Jean-Philippe Chessel, Mandelieu, FR;
Jean-Pierre Prost, Opio, FR;
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/14 (2006.01); B64B 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64B 1/40 (2013.01); B64B 1/14 (2013.01); Y02E 10/52 (2013.01);
Abstract
A balloon equipped with photovoltaic means exhibiting an active face intended to receive solar rays and comprising an envelope, characterized in that the envelope comprises at least: a first zone transparent to solar rays; a second reflecting zone for said solar rays; a third zone comprising said photovoltaic means, the active face of which is directed toward the inside of said envelope; the second and third zones being positioned and cooperating in such a way as to reflect the solar rays in the direction of said third zone.