Deflector grid
The deflector grid was an important part of Federation starships like the , forming part of the deflector system.

In 2366, a  Romulan warbird attacked the  which caused a seventy percent loss to deflector shields. To assist with full shield restoration, Lieutenant Geordi La Forge reconfigured structural integrity power to feed the inner deflector grid by taking some  from the structural integrity field. ()

In 2369, Geordi La Forge devised a technique, called warp-power transfer, to channel additional energy generated by the warp drive through the EPS mains to the deflector grid, thereby increasing the sensor capacity of the Enterprise-D by twenty-six percent. ()

The , the runabout used by Kira Nerys and Julian Bashir in 2370, had a damaged deflector grid. ()

ja:ディフレクター・グリッド
Shield technology