SOLAR BATTERY FOR SMALL-SIZE SPACECRAFTS AND METHOD OF ITS MANUFACTURING Russian patent published in 2014 - IPC H01L31/42 B64G1/44 

FIELD: electricity.

SUBSTANCE: result is achieved by increasing strength of connection of shunting diodes and solar elements, increased repeatability of the process of manufacturing of the solar battery of spacecrafts due to optimisation of the technology of manufacturing of shunting diodes and solar elements of the solar battery, and also switching buses that connect the solar elements and shunting diodes, which are made as multi-layer. The solar battery for small-size spacecrafts comprises the following: panels with modules with solar elements (SE) adhered to them, a shunting diode; switching buses that connect the face and reverse sides of the shunting diodes with solar elements, at the same time the shunting diode is installed in the cut in the corner of the solar element, at the same time switching buses are made as multi-layer, made of molybdenum foil, at two sides of which there are serial layers of vanadium or titanium, a layer of nickel and a layer of silver, accordingly.

EFFECT: increased resistance of solar batteries to thermal shocks, to impact of mechanical and thermomechanical loads, increased manufacturability of design, extended active life of a solar battery of spacecrafts, increased functional capabilities due to expansion of temperature range of functioning and optimisation of design of a solar battery, simplification of a switching system.

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