Design & development of a line-focus refractive concentrator array for space

Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, 1994

Volumn , Issue , 1994, Pages 282-287

  Piszczor, Michael F ^a   O'Neill, Mark J ^b   Fraas, Lewis M ^c  

^a NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b ENTECH Inc   (United States)

^c JX Crystals Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY CONVERSION; PLASMA INTERACTIONS; RADIATION EFFECTS; RADIATION PROTECTION; TRACKING (POSITION); LENSES; LIGHT REFRACTION; LIGHT WEIGHT STRUCTURES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SPACE APPLICATIONS; STIFFNESS; STRUCTURAL PANELS;

ARRAY EFFICIENCY; CURRENT STATUS; DESIGN IMPLICATIONS; LENS MATERIALS; MASS PRODUCTION; PROTOTYPE HARDWARE; SPACE RADIATION EFFECTS; TRACKING CAPABILITY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

LINEAR REFRACTIVE CONCENTRATOR ARRAY;

EID: 0028754324     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

References (4)

1. M.F. Piszczor et al., "A Novel Space Photovoltaic Module Using a Linear Fresnel Lens and a Line-Focus Tandem Cell Receiver," Proc. of 23rd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Conf., Louisville, KY, May 1993, pp. 1386-1391.
2. M.F. Piszczor and M.J. O'Neill, "Development of a Dome Fresnel LensIGallium Arsenide Photovoltaic Concentrator for Space Applications." Proc. of 19th IEEE PhotovoNaic Specialist Conf., New Orleans, LA, May 1987, pp. 479-484.
3. M.F. Piszczor et al., "A High-Performance Photovoltaic Concentrator Array: The Mini-Dome Fresnel Lens Concentrator with 30% Efficient GaAsIGaSb Tandem Cells," Proc. of 22nd IEEE Photovoltaic Specialist Con$, Las Vegas. NV, October 1991. pp. 1485-1490.
4. L.M. Fraas et al. "Over 30% Efficient Tandem Gallium Solar Cells for Use With Concentrated Sunlight," Optoelectronics-Devices and Technology, 3, 1990, p. 297.