1. Efficient thermal architecture for large space telescopes
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Laura E. Coyle, Megan DeMott, Kevin Weed, Erika Bannon, and J. Scott Knight
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business.industry ,Computer science ,Photovoltaic system ,ComputerApplications_COMPUTERSINOTHERSYSTEMS ,Power (physics) ,law.invention ,Telescope ,Electricity generation ,law ,Thermal ,Architecture ,Aerospace engineering ,Deployable structure ,business ,Solar power - Abstract
Starting with a conceptual thermal model of LUVIOR-A, provided by NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center, alternate concepts of operations are explored. A candidate technology was identified to use solar power for rough first stage heating. That innovation reimagines what functions a solar array can have in a large telescope architecture. By combining electricity generation, stray-light control, and thermal control into one agile deployable structure, the heater power requirements could be improved by reducing the inefficiency of solar power conversion.
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- 2021
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