Photovoltaic assembly
Beyond the delivery of turn-key solar arrays Astrium delivers sub-products as well. The electrical part of the solar array is one of them, sometimes called "Photovoltaic Assembly" or PVA. It consists of the lay-down of strings of cells on a single panel. Typically the panels themselves are provided by the customer
Features / technical details
- Solar cell type: Silicon (Si) and GalliumArsenide (GaAs)
- Panel type: any
- Panel as part of a wing
- Body mounted (both flat and curved)
Categories
Applications
- All types of missions
- GEO, MEO, LEO, Deep Space
- All kinds of solar arrays
- Panels, body mounted (both on flat and curved panel)
- All applications:
- Earth Observation, Telecommunications, Science, Military, Navigation
Reference customers
Mainly provided to customers with own solar array integration capability, but without the lay-down facility, like Alcatel Alenia Space (France) and Dutch Space (The Netherlands).
