Spacecraft level impacts of integrating concentrator solar arrays

Author

Allen, Douglas M. ; Piszczor, Michael F., Jr.

Author_Institution

W.J Schafer Associates Inc., USA

Volume

2

fYear

1994

fDate

5-9 Dec 1994

Firstpage

1978

Abstract

The paper describes the results of a study to determine the impacts of integrating concentrator solar arrays on spacecraft design and performance. First, concentrator array performance is summarized for the AEC-Able/Entech SCARLET array, the Ioffee refractive and reflective concepts being developed in Russia, the Martin Marietta SLATS system, and other concentrator concepts that have been designed or developed. Concentrator array performance is compared to rigid and flex blanket planar array technologies at the array level. Then other impacts on the spacecraft are quantified. Conclusions highlight the most important results as they relate to recommended approaches in developing concentrator arrays for satellites

Keywords

holographic optical elements; photovoltaic power systems; reflection; refraction; solar cell arrays; solar cells; solar energy concentrators; space vehicle power plants; AEC-Able/Entech SCARLET array; Ioffee reflective concept; Ioffee refractive concept; Martin Marietta SLATS system; Russia; concentrator solar arrays; flex blanket planar array; holographic concentrators; rigid planar array; spacecraft level impacts; Costs; Lenses; Manufacturing; NASA; Planar arrays; Satellites; Sensor arrays; Space technology; Space vehicles; Sun;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

0-7803-1460-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.1994.520755

Filename

520755