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Structural concepts for very large (400-meter-diameter) solar concentrators

Mikulas Jr et al., 1989

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8684516845664579849
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Mikulas Jr M
Hedgepeth J
Carpinteria C
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Second Beamed Space-Power Workshop, Russell J. De Young, ed., NASA CP-3037

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Since the beginning of the space age in the late 1950's, there has been considerable interest in placing large structures in orbit. Most of the applications for these large structures are associated with the reflection of electromagnetic waves. Typical applications include …
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
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    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/42—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems
    • B64G1/44—Arrangements or adaptations of power supply systems using radiation, e.g. deployable solar arrays
    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B64—AIRCRAFT; AVIATION; COSMONAUTICS
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    • B64G1/22—Parts of, or equipment specially adapted for fitting in or to, cosmonautic vehicles
    • B64G1/222—Appendage deployment mechanisms
    • H—ELECTRICITY
    • H01—BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS
    • H01Q—AERIALS
    • H01Q15/00—Devices for reflection, refraction, diffraction, or polarisation of waves radiated from an aerial, e.g. quasi-optical devices
    • H01Q15/14—Reflecting surfaces; Equivalent structures
    • H01Q15/16—Curved in two dimensions, e.g. paraboloidal
    • H01Q15/161—Collapsible reflectors
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