公开(公告)号：US20240059431A1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-22

申请号：US18501264

申请日：2023-11-03

Applicant: Maxar Space LLC

Inventor： Harry A. Yates ,  Tom Hsieh ,  Ryan Bieniek ,  Ben Kwong ,  Robert Szombathy ,  Martinus Meerman ,  Frederick Oey ,  Peter Amnuaypayoat ,  Alan J. Szeto ,  Richard B. Warnock

IPC: B64G1/44 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S30/20

CPC classification number: B64G1/443 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S30/20

Abstract: A solar array structure for a spacecraft is based on a modular approach, allowing for arrays to be designed, and designed to be modified, and manufactured in reduced time and with reduced cost. The embodiments for the solar array are formed of multiple copies of a “bay” of a multiple strings of solar array cells mounted on semi-rigid face-sheet structural elements. The bays are then placed into frame structures made of tubes connected by nodes to provide an easily scalable, configurable, and producible solar array wing structure. This allows for rapid turnaround of program specific designs and proposal iterations that is quickly adaptable to new/future PhotoVoltaic (PV) technologies and that can create uniquely shaped (i.e., not rectangular) arrays, allowing for mass production with simple mass producible building blocks.

公开(公告)号：US20230115933A1

公开(公告)日：2023-04-13

申请号：US17948011

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Maxar Space LLC

Inventor： Harry A. Yates ,  Tom Hsieh ,  Ryan Bieniek ,  Ben Kwong ,  Robert Szombathy ,  Martinus Meerman ,  Frederick Oey ,  Peter Amnuaypayoat ,  Alan J. Szeto ,  Richard B. Warnock

IPC: B64G1/44 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S30/20

Abstract: A solar array structure for a spacecraft is based on a modular approach, allowing for arrays to be designed, and designed to be modified, and manufactured in reduced time and with reduced cost. The embodiments for the solar array are formed of multiple copies of a “bay” of a multiple strings of solar array cells mounted on semi-rigid face-sheet structural elements. The bays are then placed into frame structures made of tubes connected by nodes to provide an easily scalable, configurable, and producible solar array wing structure. This allows for rapid turnaround of program specific designs and proposal iterations that is quickly adaptable to new/future PhotoVoltaic (PV) technologies and that can create uniquely shaped (i.e., not rectangular) arrays, allowing for mass production with simple mass producible building blocks.

公开(公告)号：US20240076064A1

公开(公告)日：2024-03-07

申请号：US17939290

申请日：2022-09-07

Applicant: Maxar Space LLC

Inventor： David Georgis ,  Frederick Oey ,  Robert Helmer

IPC: B64G1/42 ,  B64G1/10 ,  B64G1/50

CPC classification number: B64G1/428 ,  B64G1/1007 ,  B64G1/506

Abstract: An orbital satellite has a bus formed of a bus module and a payload module. Both the bus module and the payload modules may include a pair of panels integrally formed at an angle of for example 90° with respect to each other. Components and electronics supporting the satellite systems may be mounted on the panels of the bus and payload modules. Heat generated by the components and electronics are conducted between panels of the bus module and/or payload module. Sufficient heat transfer between panels occurs as a result of their being integrally formed with each other.

公开(公告)号：US11845571B2

公开(公告)日：2023-12-19

申请号：US17948011

申请日：2022-09-19

Applicant: Maxar Space LLC

Inventor： Harry A. Yates ,  Tom Hsieh ,  Ryan Bieniek ,  Ben Kwong ,  Robert Szombathy ,  Martinus Meerman ,  Frederick Oey ,  Peter Amnuaypayoat ,  Alan J. Szeto ,  Richard B. Warnock

IPC: B64G1/44 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S30/20

CPC classification number: B64G1/443 ,  H02S30/10 ,  H02S30/20

Abstract: A solar array structure for a spacecraft is based on a modular approach, allowing for arrays to be designed, and designed to be modified, and manufactured in reduced time and with reduced cost. The embodiments for the solar array are formed of multiple copies of a “bay” of a multiple strings of solar array cells mounted on semi-rigid face-sheet structural elements. The bays are then placed into frame structures made of tubes connected by nodes to provide an easily scalable, configurable, and producible solar array wing structure. This allows for rapid turnaround of program specific designs and proposal iterations that is quickly adaptable to new/future PhotoVoltaic (PV) technologies and that can create uniquely shaped (i.e., not rectangular) arrays, allowing for mass production with simple mass producible building blocks.