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NASA NTRS ยท 19780019572

Hexagon solar power panel

Abstract

A solar energy panel support is described upon which silicon cells are arrayed. The cells are wafer thin and of two geometrical types, both of the same area and electrical rating, namely hexagon cells and hourglass cells. The hourglass cells are composites of half hexagons. A near perfect nesting relationship of the cells achieves a high density packing whereby optimum energy production per panel area is achieved.

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Rubin, I.. 1978-05-16. Hexagon solar power panel. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19780019572

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