ASSEMBLY AND MOUNTING OF SOLAR CELLS ON SPACE VEHICLES OR SATELLITES

摘要

Solar cell array assemblies or modules and methods of making and using such solar cell array assemblies or modules, having discrete predefined pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) regions thereon. In certain embodiments, the solar cell array modules may be conveniently mounted on the surface of a panel of a space vehicle or satellite with the discrete predefined PSA regions.

主权项

1. A method of fabricating a solar cell array module comprising:
providing a release carrier having a sequence of pressure sensitive adhesive (PSA) patches on a first side of the release carrier; contacting the PSA patches on the first side of the release carrier with a first side of a flexible support and under conditions effective to transfer the PSA patches to the first side of the flexible support using an automated process to form discrete predefined PSA regions on the first side of the flexible support; and contacting the PSA regions on the first side of the flexible support with a first side of a release carrier having a sequence of solar cell assemblies thereon under conditions effective to transfer the solar cell assemblies to the PSA regions on the first side of the flexible support using an automated process to attach the sequence of solar cell assemblies to the first side of the flexible support using the PSA regions to prepare a patterned solar cell array.