Origami Based Solar Panel

These panels are light foldable and easily deployable.

Origami based solar panel.

Jet propulsion laboratory researchers have engineered nasa solar panels that are based on the japanese paper folding art origami. Zirbel shannon a et al. Pdf on nov 1 2018 binyamin jasim and others published an origami based portable solar panel system find read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Imagine an orbiting power plant that wirelessly beams power down to earth using microwaves.

Solar power origami style nasa. Researchers say origami could be useful one day in utilizing space solar power for earth based purposes. Accommodating thickness in origami based deployable arrays. Miura fold nasa origami technique to fold and deploy solar panels in space duration.

A centuries old japanese tradition is the inspiration behind some new nasa technology. Should the mission require adjustments in the orientation of the solar panels the tmp could fold or unfold as needed to optimize the solar intensity and therefore power being generated from the solar panels. In fact if solar panels are to be mounted onto the tmp it could be designed to be flatter and less slim to maximize the surface area. Brian trease at nasa s jet propulsion laboratory has been thinking about how it could be used in spacecraft.

For more information on the design of the solar panel see these publications. Additionally since the pieces of the folded design are all connected electrical circuits can run throughout allowing for power generation from the panels. Solar panel arrays that fold and unfold like origami could be headed to space. This is a project for school.

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