Fluidic actuator system and method

• Main Authors: GRIFFITH SAUL THOMAS, LIN ERICA, MADRONE LEILA MARCIA, BASEL LOUIS HONG, ERICKSON JOSHUA, RIDLEY BRENT, MCBRIDE JAMES DYLAN, BETTS KYLE DOUGLAS, LIEN SUAN ERIC PRESTON, LAMB JEFFREY, LYNN PETER STURT, ROMANIN VINCENT DOMENIC
• Format: Patent
• Language: Chinese; English
• Published: 13.10.2017
• Subjects: CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER; ELECTRICITY; GENERATION; GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES

A pneumatically actuated solar panel array system that includes a plurality of separate actuator assemblies that each have a top plate and bottom plate and a first and second bellows that each extend between and are coupled to the top and bottom plates at a respective top head and bottom head, the first and second bellows being configured to be separately pneumatically inflated, where the pneumatic inflation expands the bellows along a length. The pneumatically actuated solar panel array system can also include a plurality of solar panels coupled to the actuator assemblies with the solar panels being configured to be actuated based on inflation of one or more bellows associated with the plurality of actuator assembles. 种气动致动太阳能面板阵列系统，其包含多个独立的致动器组合件，所述致动器组合件各自具有顶板和底板以及第和第二波纹管，所述第和第二波纹管各自在所述顶板和底板之间延伸并且在相应的上封头和下封头处耦合到所述顶板和底板，所述第和第二波纹管经配置以分别地气动充气，其中所述气动充气使所述波纹管沿着定长度膨胀。所述气动致动太阳能面板阵列系统还可包含耦合到所述致动器组合件的多个太阳能面板，其中所述太阳能面板经配置以基于与所述多个致动器组合件相关联的个或多个波纹管的充气而被致动。