Thermal shock avoidance for satellite solar panels
AssigneeHughes Electronics Corporation
InventorsJames H. Ingersoll, Jr., Richard A. Fowell
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Abstract
A solar wing control system for avoiding thermal shock to a solar wing includes an eclipse exit slew profile generator having an eclipse exit slew rate output for rotating the solar wing from an eclipse exit angle to a solar power generation angle to control solar wing heating rate.
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A method for avoiding thermal shock to a satellite solar wing comprising the step of controlling a solar wing heating rate of the solar wing to mitigate thermal shock upon exiting eclipse by rotating, upon exiting eclipse, the solar wing from an eclipse exit angle to a solar power generation angle.
A solar wing control system for avoiding thermal shock to a solar wing comprising an eclipse exit slew profile generator having an eclipse exit slew rate output for controlling a solar wing heating rate of the solar wing to mitigate thermal shock upon exiting eclipse by rotating, upon exiting eclipse, the solar wing from an eclipse exit angle to a solar power generation angle.
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