Development Of A Deployable 3u Cubesat Solar Panel Array

The advanced electrical bus albus project is a technology demonstration mission of a 3u cubesat with an advanced digitally controlled electrical power system capability and the novel use of shape memory alloy sma technology for reliable solar array sa deployable mechanisms.

Development of a deployable 3u cubesat solar panel array.

Several deployable solar panel solutions for 3u cubesat have been developed with total delivered power ranging from 22 w to 56 w e g increasing the performance with respect to body mounted solar panels from 160 to 400. Developed a burn wire triggering type of mechanism for deployable solar panels for 3 u cubesats called micromas. Our 3u solar panel x y utilizes seven highly efficient triple junction solar cells. It supports multiple integrated sensors and it is fully compliant with the cubesat standard.

Tailored solar panel configuration to match orbit mission is more important than solar cell area. Several deployable solar panel solutions for 3u cubesat have been developed with total delivered power ranging from 22 w to 56 w e g. The high power generation capabilities radiation and temperature resilience ensure smooth space operations. Design and development of cubesat solar array deployment mechanisms using shape memory alloys.

3u cubesat solar panel equipped with 7 solar cells providing up to 8 43 w per panel in leo. The solar panel is mechanically constrained by tightening the nylon wire through the mechanical hole interfaces on the solar panel as shown in figure 1. Allen guzik and othmane benafan. 22 26 increasing the performance with respect to body mounted solar panels from 160 to 400.

The most common failure of cubesats is negative power budget.