Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Deployable morphing modular solar array
- Patent Title (中): 可部署变形模块化太阳能阵列
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Application No.: US13199430Application Date: 2011-08-30
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Publication No.: US08814099B1Publication Date: 2014-08-26
- Inventor: Thomas Jeffrey Harvey , Toby Justin Harvey
- Applicant: Thomas Jeffrey Harvey , Toby Justin Harvey
- Applicant Address: US CO Boulder
- Assignee: MMA Design, LLC
- Current Assignee: MMA Design, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US CO Boulder
- Agent Christopher J. Kulish
- Main IPC: B64G1/44
- IPC: B64G1/44 ; B64G1/66

Abstract:
A Deployable Morphing Modular Solar Array (DMMSA) for deploying Deployable Morphing Modular Solar Power Assemblies (DMMSPAs) from a spacecraft is provided. The DMMSA comprises a Root Staging and Deployment Mechanism (RSDM) mounted to a spacecraft. A plurality of petal assemblies are rotatably secured to the RSDM with each petal assembly having at least DMMSPA secured thereon and each DMMSPA having a slight V-configuration. A launch restraint assembly stacks and sandwiches the petal assemblies prior to deployment with the launch restraint assembly pre-loading each petal assembly's one or more DMMSPA into a substantially flat configuration. Upon release of the launch restraint assembly, the stacked and sandwiched petal assemblies rotate relative to the spacecraft and each petal assemblies DMMSPA elastically morphs from the substantially flat configuration into the slight V-configuration.
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