Research Article

Experimental Validation of a Highly Damped Deployable Solar Panel Module with a Pogo Pin-Based Burn Wire Triggering Release Mechanism

Table 6

Summary of release time and structural safety results of the solar panel module at each event.

Test eventInput power (V)Release time (s)Solar panel release (pass/fail)Structural safety of the solar panel
Stiffeners (pass/fail)Solar cell coverglass (pass/fail)

Before vibration50.64PPP
After vibration51.7PPP
During TV test529PPP
After TV test51.5PPP