Application and prospect of the fluid cooling system of solar arrays for probing the Sun

Abstract: The Solar Close Observations and Proximity Experiments (SCOPE) mission, which has been proposed by the Yunnan Observatories, Chinese Academy of Sciences, aiming to operate at a distance of 5 to 10 solar radii from the Sun, plans to complete the in situ detection of the solar eruption process and observation of the magnetic field structure response. The solar flux received by the satellite ranges from 103 to 106 Wm−2, which poses challenges for thermal management of the solar arrays. In this work, the solar array cooling system of the Parker Solar Probe is discussed, the developments of the fluid loop technique are reviewed, and a research plan for a next-generation solar array cooling system is proposed. This paper provides a valuable reference for novel thermal control systems in spacecraft for solar observation.