Wide acceptance angle, non-imaging, triple junction based, 10× composite space concentrator

Author

Krut, D.D. ; Glenn, G.S. ; Bailor, B. ; Takahashi, M. ; Sherif, R.A. ; Lillington, D.R. ; Karam, N.H. ; Ortabasi, Ugur

Author_Institution

Spectrolab Inc., Sylmar, CA, USA

fYear

2000

fDate

2000

Firstpage

1165

Lastpage

1168

Abstract

A novel, wide acceptance angle, nonimaging, 10×, all-composite space concentrator array has been developed and prototyped as a possible lower cost alternative to the very high efficiency, multijunction technology based, planar space arrays. This triple junction cell based, carbon composite, concentrator array can provide similar high performance, while, at the same time, offers cost and weight advantages. Unlike other concentrator arrays, the 10× composite concentrator array features relatively relaxed tracking requirements, which simplifies overall system design

Keywords

composite materials; p-n heterojunctions; solar cell arrays; solar energy concentrators; space vehicle power plants; acceptance angle; carbon composite; multijunction technology; photovoltaic performance; space concentrator array; tracking requirements; triple junction cell; wide acceptance angle nonimaging triple-junction 10× composite space concentrator; Apertures; Costs; Flexible printed circuits; Integrated circuit interconnections; Photovoltaic cells; Power generation economics; Prototypes; Space technology; Technological innovation; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE

Conference_Location

Anchorage, AK

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-5772-8

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2000.916095

Filename

916095