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ACO Dust Mitigation for Flexible Solar Arrays (DMFlex)• Announcement of Collaborative Opportunity (ACO) with SSLMaxar

• Purpose:

• Evaluate blanket solar arrays with mechanical actuation for dust removal
• Evaluate vibratory shaking and electrostatic methods for efficacy in simulated lunar environment

• Goal is to develop dust mitigation for solar arrays

• To maintain solar array operational capability over time
• Avoid replacement costs
• Extend mission durations
Document ID
20210020840
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Erica Montbach
(Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Timothy Peshek
(Glenn Research Center Cleveland, Ohio, United States)
Harry Yates
(Maxar Space Infrastructure)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2021
Subject Category
Physics (General)
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space Technology Mission Directorate Game Changing Development Annual Review
Location: Virtual
Country: US
Start Date: September 13, 2021
End Date: September 17, 2021
Sponsors: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Funding Number(s)
WBS: 571232.04.45.22
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Use by or on behalf of the US Gov. Permitted.
Technical Review
External Peer Committee
Keywords
solar arrays
lunar dust
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