16 Jan
2011
16 Jan
'11
4:23 p.m.
In a message dated 16/01/2011 18:50:42 GMT Standard Time, bruninga@usna.edu writes:
For what it is worth, we have just completed our in-depth thermal analysis of the 4 deployable solar panels on our cubesat (Psat) and were shocked to learn how hot they will get. Probably 90C or nearly boiling.
If it's sun pointing....just use thermocouple junctions and a radiator on the back..... Or maybe a few thermo electric coolers will output a volt or two at several amps ??
David G0MRF