Flexible Rolled-Up Solar Array.

Abstract

The main activities on the Flexible Rolled-Up Solar Array (FRUSA) program during the tenth quarterly reporting period consisted of completion of assembly of the qualification model and start of assembly of the flight model of the orientation mechanism, solar arrays, drum mechanism, control electronics unit (CEU), solar cell electronics unit (SCEU), instrumentation conditioning unit (ICU), battery charge controller (BCC), power conditioning unit (PCU), and load bank. The bi-stem actuator units have been refurbished and, together with the arrays, ICU, and SCEU, integrated with the drum to complete the qualification model of the solar array subsystem. The qualification model of the orientation subsystem has been completed and delivered to the system test area. All qualification model elements of the power conditioning and storage subsystem have been fabricated. Flight model fabrication and assembly are on schedule. All flight cell groups of the arrays have been fabricated and tested. Drum mechanism and orientation mechanism detail parts are 70 percent complete. All electronic circuit boards are nearing completion, and all battery cells have been received.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1971
Accession Number
AD0879033

Entities

People

  • Edward O. Felkel
  • George Wolff
  • M. C. Olson
  • R. E. Daniel
  • W. N. Turner

Organizations

  • Hughes Aircraft Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acceptance Tests
  • Air Force
  • Assembly
  • Contractors
  • Electronics
  • Engineering
  • Fabrication
  • Gages
  • Hot Spots
  • Instrumentation
  • Manufacturing
  • Measurement
  • Solar Panels
  • Space Systems
  • Strain Gages
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Software Engineering
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems