Experimental Validation of a Highly Damped Deployable Solar Panel Module with a Pogo Pin-Based Burn Wire Triggering Release Mechanism

In this present work, a highly damped deployable solar panel module was developed for application in the 3 U CubeSat. The solar panel proposed herein is effective in guaranteeing the structural safety of solar cells under a launch environment owing to the superior damping characteristics achieved us...

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Main Authors: Shankar Bhattarai, Ji-Seong Go, Hongrae Kim, Hyun-Ung Oh
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2020-01-01
Series:International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8829515
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description In this present work, a highly damped deployable solar panel module was developed for application in the 3 U CubeSat. The solar panel proposed herein is effective in guaranteeing the structural safety of solar cells under a launch environment owing to the superior damping characteristics achieved using multilayered stiffeners with viscoelastic acrylic tapes. A holding and release action of the solar panel was achieved by a new version of spring-loaded pogo pin-based burn wire triggering mechanism. A demonstration model of high-damping solar panel assembly was fabricated and tested to validate the effectiveness of the design. The holding and release mechanism achieved using a pogo pin was functionally tested through solar panel deployment tests under ambient room temperature and a thermal vacuum environment. The design effectiveness and structural safety of the solar panel module were validated through qualification-level launch and in-orbit environment tests.
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spelling doaj-art-ed56b5d0b1af4c8eb3a80a9730690bc02025-08-20T03:21:11ZengWileyInternational Journal of Aerospace Engineering1687-59661687-59742020-01-01202010.1155/2020/88295158829515Experimental Validation of a Highly Damped Deployable Solar Panel Module with a Pogo Pin-Based Burn Wire Triggering Release MechanismShankar Bhattarai0Ji-Seong Go1Hongrae Kim2Hyun-Ung Oh3Space Technology Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Smart Vehicle System Engineering, Chosun University, 309, Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61452, Republic of KoreaSpace Technology Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Smart Vehicle System Engineering, Chosun University, 309, Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61452, Republic of KoreaSoletop Co. Ltd., 409 Expo-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, Republic of KoreaSpace Technology Synthesis Laboratory, Department of Smart Vehicle System Engineering, Chosun University, 309, Pilmun-daero, Dong-gu, Gwangju 61452, Republic of KoreaIn this present work, a highly damped deployable solar panel module was developed for application in the 3 U CubeSat. The solar panel proposed herein is effective in guaranteeing the structural safety of solar cells under a launch environment owing to the superior damping characteristics achieved using multilayered stiffeners with viscoelastic acrylic tapes. A holding and release action of the solar panel was achieved by a new version of spring-loaded pogo pin-based burn wire triggering mechanism. A demonstration model of high-damping solar panel assembly was fabricated and tested to validate the effectiveness of the design. The holding and release mechanism achieved using a pogo pin was functionally tested through solar panel deployment tests under ambient room temperature and a thermal vacuum environment. The design effectiveness and structural safety of the solar panel module were validated through qualification-level launch and in-orbit environment tests.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/8829515
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International Journal of Aerospace Engineering
title Experimental Validation of a Highly Damped Deployable Solar Panel Module with a Pogo Pin-Based Burn Wire Triggering Release Mechanism
title_full Experimental Validation of a Highly Damped Deployable Solar Panel Module with a Pogo Pin-Based Burn Wire Triggering Release Mechanism
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title_short Experimental Validation of a Highly Damped Deployable Solar Panel Module with a Pogo Pin-Based Burn Wire Triggering Release Mechanism
title_sort experimental validation of a highly damped deployable solar panel module with a pogo pin based burn wire triggering release mechanism
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