The thermal environment encountered in space by a multifunctional solar array

Aerospace Science and Technology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 213-219

  Foster, J A ^a   Aglietti, G S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrical power system; Multifunctional structure; Solar array; Spacecraft; Thermal control

Indexed keywords

COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF COMPONENTS; DESIGN CONCEPT; ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEM; LOWER COST; MULTI-FUNCTIONAL STRUCTURES; PASSIVE SYSTEMS; PRESENTED EXAMPLES; SOLAR ARRAYS; SPACECRAFT THERMAL CONTROL; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; STRUCTURAL REQUIREMENTS; THERMAL CONTROL; THERMAL ENVIRONMENT;

ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIES TO APPARATUS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS; STRUCTURES (BUILT OBJECTS); TEMPERATURE CONTROL;

SPACECRAFT;

EID: 77949487978     PISSN: 12709638     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ast.2009.12.008     Document Type: Article

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