High-performance radial amtec cell design for ultra-high-power solar amtec systems

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 49-55

  Hendricks, Terry J ^a   Huang, Chendong ^a  

^a Advanced Modular Power Systems Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALUMINA; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; HEAT LOSSES; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLID ELECTROLYTES; SPACECRAFT; THERMAL EFFECTS;

ALKALI-METAL-THERMAL-TO-ELECTRIC-CONVERSION (AMTEC) POWER SYSTEMS; BETA ALUMINA SOLID ELECTROLYTES (BASE); GEOSYNCHRONOUS ORBIT (GEO); MEDIUM-EARTH-ORBIT (MEO);

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 0034179202     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.1286219     Document Type: Article

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