Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Micro-concentrator module and deployment method
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Application No.: US15046718Application Date: 2016-02-18
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Publication No.: US10367449B2Publication Date: 2019-07-30
- Inventor: Ray A. Stribling
- Applicant: The Boeing Company
- Applicant Address: US IL Chicago
- Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee: The Boeing Company
- Current Assignee Address: US IL Chicago
- Agency: Yee & Associates, P.C.
- Main IPC: H02S30/10
- IPC: H02S30/10 ; H02S30/20 ; H02S40/22 ; H01L31/054

Abstract:
A micro-concentrator module includes a cover glass provided with solar cells on one side thereof. The cover glass is adapted to hover above a substrate containing an array of MEMS based reflectors. Springs between the cover glass and the substrate displace the cover glass from a stowed position during transport to a deployed operational position above the substrate. Tethers connecting the cover glass with the substrate limit the displacement of the cover glass to a distance corresponding to the focal length of the reflectors.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170244356A1 Micro-Concentrator Module and Deployment Method Public/Granted day:2017-08-24
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