Patent ID: 8508894
Filing Date: 2013-08-13
Classification: B64G,H01L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for controlling a sustained arc on a solar battery array, comprising: a plurality of series circuits having solar cells connected in series with one another, the series circuits being connected through a positive line and a negative line to a positive terminal and a negative terminal of a load carried on an artificial satellite to provide a power source; wherein capacitances to control the sustained arc are placed between the positive line and the negative line of the series circuit or between preselected series circuits; wherein the capacitances are connected in parallel with the positive terminal and the negative terminal, wherein the capacitances each have an electrostatic capacity which is determined to an optimal value in a range of from at least 33 of to 10 μF, and wherein the capacitance is charged with a voltage oscillation arising from the sustained arc to prevent a short circuiting between the solar cells, thereby preserving a potential difference between the solar cells, providing a disappeared current fed to the sustained arc, shortening duration of the sustained arc, and eventually leading the sustained arc to extinction.