FLEXIBLE, FOLDABLE SOLAR GENERATOR FOR SPACECRAFTS

摘要

The invention aims at providing a cost-effective, flexible, foldable solar generator for use in a spacecraft. According to the invention, this is achieved in that the current conductor path system consists of an inner current conductor path system (4) and an outer current conductor path system (5), the current conductor path systems (4, 5) are disposed outside the blanket (2) supporting the solar cells and the parallel circuits are shaped in the form of meanders while the series circuits (8) of the solar cells (7) are U-shaped. The invention can be used in a solar generator for spacecrafts, which consists of at least one foldable array with an integrated current conductor path system, wherein the array has several flexible blankets fitted with solar cells, the individual blankets are interconnected by hinges perpendicular to the direction of folding of the array and the solar cells are disposed in several electrical parallel and series circuits in the array.