THERMAL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING THE TEMPERATURE OF A REFLECTIVE SURFACE HAVING A SOLAR CONCENTRATION ARRAY

A thermal management system (''TMS'') for controlling the temperature of a selective reflective panel is disclosed. The TMS includes a solar concentrator array, a temperature sensor, and a controller.The solar concentrator array is located within the selective reflective panel and has a plurality of reflectors arranged in reflector groups. The temperature sensor monitors a temperature of the selective reflective panel at a location of the temperature sensor. The controller monitors the local temperature of the selective reflective panel utilizing the temperature sensor and, in response, produces a control signal that is sent to the solar concentrator array. The control signal directs the solar concentrator array to position a selected number of reflectors on the concentrator array into anoff-pointing position in response to monitoring the temperature sensor, where the selected number of reflectors is determined to control the local temperature of the selective reflective panel. 本发明的名称是控制具有太阳能聚能器阵列的反射表面的温度的热管理