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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 05, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2015
Applicant:
Gedex Inc., Mississauga, CA;
Inventor:
Kieran A. Carroll, Brampton, CA;
Assignee:
GEDEX SYSTEMS INC., Mississauga, CA;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H01H 35/14 (2006.01); H01H 37/00 (2006.01); H01H 47/24 (2006.01); H01H 47/26 (2006.01); H03K 17/78 (2006.01); G01T 1/17 (2006.01); B64G 1/42 (2006.01); B64G 1/54 (2006.01); H02H 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H03K 17/78 (2013.01); B64G 1/428 (2013.01); B64G 1/546 (2013.01); G01T 1/17 (2013.01); H02H 5/005 (2013.01); Y10T 307/773 (2015.04);
Abstract
A system and method for protecting an electronics module on a spacecraft in space are described. The system includes a non-radiation hardened electronics module electrically connected to a power supply, with a switch connected between the power supply and the electronics module. The switch can disconnect the electronics module from the power supply in response to an event signal. A sensor which is capable of detecting a solar proton event is connected to the switch. The sensor emits the event signal upon detection of the solar proton event.