Photovoltaic solar panel

HEMERIA designs and builds solar arrays for all types of spacecraft, nano or micro satellites, rovers and transfer vehicles. a reliable and proven solution controlled cost integration on customer site short lead-times HEMERIA is committed to on-time supply of high-quality industrial solar arrays solutions for spacecraft, in the 30W to 1KW range, using a CNES-approved manufacturing process. Characteristics Number of panels 1-3 panels per array Cells Azurspace AZUR 3G30A / Spectrolab XTE CIC Lifetime From 5 to 8 years in orbit Electrical I/F Sub D connector Orbit LEO, GEO, MEO, Exploration Lead-time Design and acceptance tests: 6 to 9 months · Design / qualification: 2 to 3 months Substrate CFRP skin with aluminum honeycomb panel Hinges, MRDH In-house development Repair Qualified repair processes Frequency in retracted position > 100 Hz Mass Mechanical 0.5 kg for an array of 3 panels · Panel + PVA : 3.4 kg/m² Loads >15 grams quasi-static design load · >15 grams random vibrations