Patent ID: 9067695
Filing Date: 2015-06-30
Classification: B64G

Abstract:
1. A method for maximizing transfer orbit power for a solar array, the method comprising: providing at least one inboard panel for the solar array, wherein each of the at least one inboard panel comprises at least one first inboard circuit and at least one second inboard circuit; providing at least one outboard panel for the solar array, wherein each of the at least one outboard panel comprises at least one outboard circuit, wherein each of the at least one first inboard circuit, each of the at least one second inboard circuit, and each of the at least one outboard circuit comprises solar cells; bypassing the solar cells of the at least one first inboard circuit and the at least one second inboard circuit, when the solar array is in a stowed position during transfer orbit; and connecting at least one of the at least one second inboard circuit to at least one of the at least one outboard circuit, when the solar array is in a deployed position and at least one of the at least one first inboard circuit and the at least one second inboard circuit is illuminated by solar radiation.