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Advanced Lightweight and Flexible Array with Mechanical Architecture

Total Cost €

EC-Contrib. €

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ALFAMA project word cloud

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Project "ALFAMA" data sheet

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Coordinator	AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE NETHERLANDS BV Organization address address: MENDELWEG 30 city: LEIDEN postcode: 2333 CS website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.
Coordinator Country	Netherlands [NL]
Total cost	2˙998˙238 €
EC max contribution	2˙998˙238 € (100%)
Programme	1. H2020-EU.2.1.6.1. (Enabling European competitiveness, non-dependence and innovation of the European space sector) 2. H2020-EU.2.1.6.2. (Enabling advances in space technology)
Code Call	H2020-SPACE-2018
Funding Scheme	RIA
Starting year	2018
Duration (year-month-day)	from 2018-11-01 to 2021-10-31

Partnership

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#	participants	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE NETHERLANDS BV AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE NETHERLANDS BV Organization address address: MENDELWEG 30 city: LEIDEN postcode: 2333 CS website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	NL (LEIDEN)	coordinator	904˙728.00
2	COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES COMMISSARIAT A L ENERGIE ATOMIQUE ET AUX ENERGIES ALTERNATIVES Organization address address: RUE LEBLANC 25 city: PARIS 15 postcode: 75015 website: www.cea.fr contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (PARIS 15)	participant	828˙543.00
3	FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. FRAUNHOFER GESELLSCHAFT ZUR FOERDERUNG DER ANGEWANDTEN FORSCHUNG E.V. Organization address address: HANSASTRASSE 27C city: MUNCHEN postcode: 80686 website: www.fraunhofer.de contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (MUNCHEN)	participant	539˙185.00
4	TF2 DEVICES B.V. TF2 DEVICES B.V. Organization address address: HEYENDAALSEWEG 135 city: NIJMEGEN postcode: 6525AJ website: n.a. contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	NL (NIJMEGEN)	participant	294˙797.00
5	AZUR SPACE SOLAR POWER GMBH AZUR SPACE SOLAR POWER GMBH Organization address address: THERESIENSTRASSE 2 city: HEIBRONN postcode: 74072 website: www.azurspace.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (HEIBRONN)	participant	220˙000.00
6	ABSISKEY ABSISKEY Organization address address: 41B RUE DUPETIT-THOUARS city: ANGERS postcode: 49000 website: http://www.absiskey.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (ANGERS)	participant	81˙250.00
7	AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE SAS Organization address address: 31 RUE DES COSMONAUTES ZI DU PALAYS city: TOULOUSE CEDEX postcode: 31402 website: www.airbusdefenceandspace.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	FR (TOULOUSE CEDEX)	participant	80˙188.00
8	AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH AIRBUS DEFENCE AND SPACE GMBH Organization address address: WILLY-MESSERSCHMITT-STRASSE 1 city: TAUFKIRCHEN postcode: 82024 website: www.airbus-group.com contact info title: n.a. name: n.a. surname: n.a. function: n.a. email: n.a. telephone: n.a. fax: n.a.	DE (TAUFKIRCHEN)	participant	49˙546.00

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Project objective

More and more missions require power supply > 25 kW such as solar electrical propulsion, high throughput satellites. However, the restricted volume between the fairing and the spacecraft sidewall limits the number & the dimension of rigid solar panels during launch. Therefore, the answer for this growing power demand lies neither in stacking more rigid solar arrays, nor by marginal efficiency improvements on III-V multi-junction solar cells, but rather in innovative/disruptive photovoltaic solutions. More solar cells per unit of volume are needed in stowed configuration, and flexible solar arrays are the only answer for this high-power challenge.

In this context, ALFAMA project brings answers for the mass, cost & power challenge, with ambitions at each level of the solar array: - The mechanical architecture, with a modular & retractable deployment system - The photovoltaic assembly fabrication process, with printed harness & lamination for easier integration, manufacturing and high voltage protection - The PVA structure, with thin flexible layers for high power/mass & power/volume ratio, adapted to epitaxial lift-off - The solar cells, with the development of highly efficient & lightweight III-V IMM lift-off cells.

ALFAMA brings together a team of 8 partners, leaders in their field, from 3 EU-member states, who will join their efforts towards the realization of a disruptive solar array technology (end TRL 4-5), with the following key performances: 1/ Power/mass ratio increased by ≥ 50% with III-V lift-off solar cells 2/ Cost reduction with high throughput assembly process 3/ Power density increased more than 4 times with compact stowed configuration 4/ Relevant roadmaps for space & non-space applications

ALFAMA's drastic improvements will enhance the EU space sector competitiveness, enable new missions and build synergies between space and non-space activities.

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