Development of PV receivers for space line-focus concentrator modules

Author

Andreev, V.M. ; Lantratov, V.M. ; Larionov, V.R. ; Rumyantsev, V.D. ; Shvarts, M.Z.

Author_Institution

A.F. Ioffe Physicotech. Inst., Acad. of Sci., St. Petersburg, Russia

fYear

1996

fDate

13-17 May 1996

Firstpage

341

Lastpage

344

Abstract

A practical design has been developed for string-type PV receivers intended to operate in space application line-focus concentrator modules. MOCVD grown AlGaAs/GaAs solar cells are used in these receivers as the main elements whereas Zn-diffused GaSb solar cells are used in tandem to improve total efficiency. Secondary cylindrical lenses operating similar to a “large scale prismatic cover” and transforming a focal light line into separated spots are introduced on the surfaces of solar cells. Efficiency 18.3% (AM0, 15 Suns, RT) has been measured on the receiver 72 mm long constructed from twelve series-connected AlGaAs/GaAs solar cells

Keywords

CVD coatings; III-V semiconductors; aerospace testing; alumina; aluminium compounds; chemical vapour deposition; gallium arsenide; lenses; photovoltaic power systems; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor growth; semiconductor thin films; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; space vehicle power plants; 18.3 percent; 72 mm; AlGaAs-GaAs; AlGaAs/GaAs space power solar cells; MOCVD semiconductor growth; prismatic cover; secondary cylindrical lenses; series-connected solar cells; space line-focus concentrator modules; string-type PV receivers; Bonding; Fresnel reflection; Gallium arsenide; Large-scale systems; Lenses; MOCVD; Optical receivers; Optical refraction; Photovoltaic cells; Sun;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE

Conference_Location

Washington, DC

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3166-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.1996.564015

Filename

564015