Patent ID: 11863120
Assignee: NORTHROP GRUMMAN INNOVATION SYSTEMS, INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  B  Y | IPC H

Claim 16:
17. A solar panel array assembly comprising:
an extendable mast including nested tubes;
a first composite solar panel coupled to a first end of the extendable mast, the first composite solar panel comprising solar cells secured to a first substrate;
a second composite solar panel coupled to a second end of the extendable mast opposite the first end of the extendable mast, the second composite solar panel comprising solar cells secured to a second substrate;
at least one solar panel module comprising solar cells secured to a flexible sheet of material between corner supports; and
a cable coupled to the corner supports of the at least one solar panel module, the first composite solar panel, and the second composite solar panel along a lateral side of the solar array, and configured to apply a tensile load.