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Glenn
Research Center
1987 Phase II
Improved
Mirror Facet
1 Solar Kinetics
Dallas, TX
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INNOVATION
A spin coating process for depositing
aluminum on an all metal honeycomb structure to prohjduce high precision
mirrors
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Solar Dynamic Ground Demonstration Unit
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ACCOMPLISHMENTS
- Demonstrated high precision
mirrors can be produced by depositing aluminum on a metallic honeycomb
by a spin coating process
- Further improvements were validated
in a 2 kW test
- Developed an ultra-lightweight
scaled parabolic mirror facet with a specific weight of 1.8kg/m2
with a reflectivity greater than 85%
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COMMERCIALIZATION
- Sale of $1 M to Harris Corporation
to build panels for use on Space Station
- Terrestrial applications include
solar concentrators for solar powered waste detoxifiers
- Created three new jobs
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GOVERNMENT/SCIENCE
APPLICATIONS
- Government uses include; Space
Station, advanced space telescopes and lightweight antenna dishes
- Very efficient, high quality
concentrator is important to NASA’s Solar Dynamics Program for both
space and terrestrial applications
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