Kelzenberg, Michael D. and Espinet-González, Pilar and Vaidya, Nina and Roy, Tatiana A. and Warmann, Emily C. and Naqavi, Ali and Loke, Samuel P. and Huang, Jing-Shun and Vinogradova, Tatiana G. and Messer, Alexander J. and Leclerc, Christophe and Gdoutos, Eleftherios E. and Royer, Fabien and Hajimiri, Ali and Pellegrino, Sergio and Atwater, Harry A. (2017) Design and Prototyping Efforts for the Space Solar Power Initiative. In: 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC). IEEE , Piscataway, NJ, pp. 558-561. ISBN 978-1-5090-5605-7. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechAUTHORS:20181108-154443049
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Abstract
The Space Solar Power Initiative (SSPI) seeks to enable reliable, cost-effective baseload power generation from large-scale solar power stations in space. We propose an ultralight, modular power station, having specific power in the range of 1–10 kW/kg for the photovoltaic (PV) collection subsystem. The building block of the power station is the ‘tile,’ a self-contained element that performs PV energy collection, conversion to radio frequency (RF), and transmission to earth. To minimize PV mass, we select a 1D, 10–20X parabolic trough concentrator geometry, which provides cooling and radiation shielding for the cells, and which folds flat for deployment. Here, we discuss the design, fabrication, and testing of the initial PV tile prototypes.
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| Additional Information: | © 2017 IEEE. We acknowledge financial support from Northrop Grumman. This effort made use of facilities provided by the Kavli Nanoscience Institute, the Molecular Materials Research Center, the Resnick Institute, and the Joint Center for Artificial Photosynthesis at Caltech. We acknowledge the helpful contributions of Mark Kruer, Mike Levesque, and Erik Kurman at Northrop Grumman; Lynn Rodman at Nexolve; and Allen Smith at ABET. | ||||||||||||||||
| Group: | Kavli Nanoscience Institute, Resnick Sustainability Institute, JCAP, Space Solar Power Project | ||||||||||||||||
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| Subject Keywords: | space solar power, concentrator photovoltaics, thermal management | ||||||||||||||||
| DOI: | 10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366621 | ||||||||||||||||
| Record Number: | CaltechAUTHORS:20181108-154443049 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Official Citation: | M. D. Kelzenberg et al., "Design and Prototyping Efforts for the Space Solar Power Initiative," 2017 IEEE 44th Photovoltaic Specialist Conference (PVSC), Washington, DC, 2017, pp. 558-561. doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2017.8366621 | ||||||||||||||||
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| Deposited By: | Tony Diaz | ||||||||||||||||
| Deposited On: | 09 Nov 2018 04:07 | ||||||||||||||||
| Last Modified: | 16 Nov 2021 03:35 |
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