Development of flex circuit wiring harness for the PowerSphere concept

Author

Simburger, E.J. ; Matsumoto, Jun ; Ross, James

Author_Institution

The Aerosp. Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA

fYear

2002

fDate

19-24 May 2002

Firstpage

959

Lastpage

962

Abstract

The PowerSphere is a spherical solar array designed to power small satellites. The spherical shape allows the uniform collection of solar energy without regards to orientation to the sun. The PowerSphere is a geodetic sphere which uniquely incorporates thin film solar cells, ultra light deployable structures/mechanisms, and flexible circuits and inter-connect technologies. The focus of this paper will be on the on-going efforts to integrate flexible circuits and inter-connect technologies with the thin film solar cells and ultra light deployable structure.

Keywords

interconnections; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; wiring; PowerSphere concept; flex circuit wiring harness; flexible circuits; geodetic sphere; inter-connect technologies; small satellites; solar energy; spherical solar array; thin film solar cells; ultra light deployable structure; Amorphous silicon; Flexible electronics; Flexible printed circuits; Integrated circuit interconnections; Photovoltaic cells; Power system interconnection; Semiconductor thin films; Shape; Thin film circuits; Wiring;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2002. Conference Record of the Twenty-Ninth IEEE

ISSN

1060-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7471-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2002.1190757

Filename

1190757