Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture

Title: Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture

Abstract

A space vehicle electromechanical system may employ an architecture that enables convenient and practical testing, reset, and retesting of solar panel and antenna deployment on the ground. A helical antenna winding fixture may facilitate winding and binding of the helical antenna.

Inventors:: Judd, Stephen; Dallmann, Nicholas; Guenther, David; Enemark, Donald; Seitz, Daniel; Martinez, John; Storms, Steven

Issue Date:: 2017-12-26

Research Org.:: Los Alamos National Lab. (LANL), Los Alamos, NM (United States)

Sponsoring Org.:: USDOE

OSTI Identifier:: 1414918

Patent Number(s):: 9853353

Application Number:: 14/745,763

Assignee:: Los Alamos National Security, LLC (Los Alamos, NM)

Patent Classifications (CPCs):: H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION

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H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S30/20 - Collapsible or foldable PV modules

Y - NEW / CROSS SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES Y02 - TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE Y02E - REDUCTION OF GREENHOUSE GAS [GHG] EMISSIONS, RELATED TO ENERGY GENERATION, TRANSMISSION OR DISTRIBUTION
Y02E70/30 - Systems combining energy storage with energy generation of non-fossil origin
Y02E10/50 - Photovoltaic [PV] energy

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S50/10 - Testing of PV devices, e.g. of PV modules or single PV cells

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
H01Q1/084 - {Pivotable antennas}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
B64G1/222 - {Appendage deployment mechanisms}
B64G1/66 - Arrangements or adaptations of apparatus or instruments, not otherwise provided for
B64G1/641 - {Interstage or payload connectors}
B64G1/443 - {Photovoltaic cell arrays}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
H01Q1/288 - {Satellite antennas}

H - ELECTRICITY H02 - GENERATION H02S - GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
H02S40/38 - Energy storage means, e.g. batteries, structurally associated with PV modules

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
B64G1/428 - {Power distribution and management}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
H01Q1/362 - {for broadside radiating helical antennas}

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
B64G1/425 - {Power storage}

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
H01Q1/08 - Means for collapsing antennas or parts thereof

B - PERFORMING OPERATIONS B64 - AIRCRAFT B64G - COSMONAUTICS
B64G1/44 - using radiation, e.g. deployable solar arrays

H - ELECTRICITY H01 - BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS H01Q - ANTENNAS, i.e. RADIO AERIALS
H01Q21/28 - Combinations of substantially independent non-interacting antenna units or systems {

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DOE Contract Number:: AC52-06NA25396

Resource Type:: Patent

Resource Relation:: Patent File Date: 2015 Jun 22

Country of Publication:: United States

Language:: English

Subject:: 33 ADVANCED PROPULSION SYSTEMS; 42 ENGINEERING

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                    Judd, Stephen, Dallmann, Nicholas, Guenther, David, Enemark, Donald, Seitz, Daniel, Martinez, John, and Storms, Steven. Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture.  United States: N. p., 2017. 
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                    Judd, Stephen, Dallmann, Nicholas, Guenther, David, Enemark, Donald, Seitz, Daniel, Martinez, John, & Storms, Steven. Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture.  United States.

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                    Judd, Stephen, Dallmann, Nicholas, Guenther, David, Enemark, Donald, Seitz, Daniel, Martinez, John, and Storms, Steven. Tue .  
        "Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture".  United States.  https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/1414918.

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  title        = {Space vehicle electromechanical system and helical antenna winding fixture},

  author       = {Judd, Stephen and Dallmann, Nicholas and Guenther, David and Enemark, Donald and Seitz, Daniel and Martinez, John and Storms, Steven},

  abstractNote = {A space vehicle electromechanical system may employ an architecture that enables convenient and practical testing, reset, and retesting of solar panel and antenna deployment on the ground. A helical antenna winding fixture may facilitate winding and binding of the helical antenna.},

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  place        = {United States},

  year         = {2017},

  month        = {12}

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Citation Formats

Antenna erection mechanism patent, October 1975

Portable collapsing antenna patent, October 1984

Remote connect and disconnect assembly with energy isolation patent, April 1985

Collapsible bifilar helical antenna patent, October 1988

Payload adapter ring patent, August 1991

Modular mother satellite bus for subsidiary payloads patent, October 1992

Spacecraft antenna array with directivity enhancing rings patent, February 1999

Multi-band concentric helical antenna patent, November 1999

Antenna system with base configuration for passive inter-modulation (PIM) mitigation patent, October 2009

Dual polarized multifilar antenna patent, October 2010

Self-deploying helical antenna patent, May 2014

Deployable helical antenna for nano-satellites patent, March 2015

Solar array transfer orbit power maximizer patent, June 2015

Floating interface linkage patent-application, April 2006

System For Simultaneous Tabbing And Stringing Of Solar Cells patent-application, February 2010

Method for Connecting Solar Cells patent-application, June 2012

Multi-Mode, Multi-Band Antenna patent-application, September 2014

Antenna erection mechanism
patent, October 1975

Portable collapsing antenna
patent, October 1984

Remote connect and disconnect assembly with energy isolation
patent, April 1985

Collapsible bifilar helical antenna
patent, October 1988

Payload adapter ring
patent, August 1991

Modular mother satellite bus for subsidiary payloads
patent, October 1992

Spacecraft antenna array with directivity enhancing rings
patent, February 1999

Multi-band concentric helical antenna
patent, November 1999

Antenna system with base configuration for passive inter-modulation (PIM) mitigation
patent, October 2009

Dual polarized multifilar antenna
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Deployable helical antenna for nano-satellites
patent, March 2015

Solar array transfer orbit power maximizer
patent, June 2015

Floating interface linkage
patent-application, April 2006

System For Simultaneous Tabbing And Stringing Of Solar Cells
patent-application, February 2010

Method for Connecting Solar Cells
patent-application, June 2012

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patent-application, September 2014