DocumentCode
2562745
Title
Photovoltaic receivers for laser beamed power in space
Author
Landis, Geoffrey A.
Author_Institution
Sverdrup technol. Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA
fYear
1991
fDate
7-11 Oct 1991
Firstpage
1494
Abstract
One of the most promising beamed power concepts uses a laser beam to transmit power to a remote photovoltaic array. Large lasers can be located on cloud-free sites at one or more ground locations, and illuminate solar arrays to a level sufficient to provide operating power. Issues involved in providing photovoltaic receivers for such applications are discussed
Keywords
laser beam applications; power transmission; solar cell arrays; beamed power concepts; cloud-free sites; laser beamed power; photovoltaic receivers; remote photovoltaic array; Chemical lasers; Earth; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Optical arrays; Photovoltaic systems; Power lasers; Solar power generation; Space heating; Space technology;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN
0-87942-636-5
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169453
Filename
169453
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