Patent ID: 7150938

Claim:
An electrical power system for a spacecraft, vehicle or building, said system comprising: a structural member of a spacecraft, vehicle or building to be powered by the system, said structural member selected from the group consisting of structural panels, housings, coverings, supports and trusses and containing at least one integral solid-state power unit, each said power unit comprising a solar power device and an energy storage device, said power unit including a laminate comprising: at least one film photovoltaic cell, at least one thermal management device that is additional to any other components of the system; at least one lithium battery having an energy density of at least 125 Wh/kg, optionally, at least one polymer film capacitor, optionally, at least one film electrochemical capacitor, and electronic circuitry in electrical contact with said at least one photovoltaic cell, thermal management device and lithium battery, and polymer film capacitor, if present, and film electrochemical capacitor, if present.