Solar Array Drive Assemblies
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Type 1 SADA
The Type 1 Solar Array Drive Assembly offers a minimum weight, minimum power solution for positioning solar array panels at the lower end of the size/power spectrum.
Small Satellite Solar Array Drive Assembly
The small satellite Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA) is a lightweight and compact power solution for positioning solar array panels. +/- 184° rotation of the solar array is facilitated by the integrated motor and twist capsule.
Type 2 Side Drive Solar Array Drive Mechanism
The Side-Drive Solar Array Drive Mechanism (SADM) consists of a slip ring assembly and an actuator coupled by a spur gear set, which, when driven by suitable drive electronics, will position the Solar Array toward the sun for maximum power and transfer the collected energy to the spacecraft power bus.
Type 3/5
The single axis Type 3/5 Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA) is based on the Type 3 Rotary Incremental Actuator with a Type 5 sized Harmonic Drive gear transmission and output duplex pair. This standard SADA has varied over many applications to meet mission requirements.
High Power Type 5 Solar Array Drive Assembly
The single axis High Power Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA) is based on the Type 5 Rotary Incremental Actuator. This standard SADA meets up to 9 kilowatts of power transfer.
High Power Type 5-TC Solar Array Drive Assembly
The single axis High Power Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA) is based on the Type 5 Rotary Incremental Actuator. This standard SADA meets up to 10 kilowatts of power transfer.
2 Channel and 4 Channel Electronic Control Unit
The Moog 2-channel Electronic Control Unit (ECU) is comprised of 2 Moog hybrid stepper motor controllers, an EMI filter, and 6 analog pass-throughs for telemetry. The ECU enclosure has been designed to allow 2 ECU’s to be stacked to form a 4-channel ECU.
Small Satellite Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE)
The small satellite Solar Array Drive Electronics (SADE) controller is compact solution for interfacing with our small satellite Solar Array Drive Assembly (SADA). The SADE consists of a serial RS-422 interface to receive commands and send telemetry to the spacecraft host.
