1999-01-2582: EOS-AM Solar Array Arc Mitigation Design - Technical Paper

Event: 34th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Authors

TRW Space and Defense

Robert Stillwell

TRW Space and Defense

William Andiario

Abstract

Content: This paper discusses the design and test program initiated to retrofit the EOS-AM solar array, protecting it from a newly discovered damage mechanism that is initiated by electrostatic discharges (ESD) while in orbit.

Meta Tags

Topics: Sun and solar

Affiliated or Co-Author: TRW Space and Defense

Details

DOI: https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2582

Pages: 8

Citation: Davis, S., Stillwell, R., Andiario, W., Snyder, D. et al., "EOS-AM Solar Array Arc Mitigation Design," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2582, 1999, https://doi.org/10.4271/1999-01-2582.

Additional Details

Publisher: SAE International

Published: Aug 2, 1999

Product Code: 1999-01-2582

Content Type: Technical Paper

Language: English