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A space self-integrated micro-concentrator design: the SLIT
- Source :
- 2019 European Space Power Conference (ESPC), 2019 European Space Power Conference (ESPC), Sep 2019, Juan-les-Pins, France. pp.1-6, ⟨10.1109/ESPC.2019.8932023⟩
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- HAL CCSD, 2019.
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Abstract
- Concentrator photovoitaics technology can be a cost-effective solution for powering specific spatial missions. Compared to classical concentrators, micro-optical systems reduces the weight, the need in materials and the cost of solar arrays while increasing the efficiency [1]. This work describes a new concept especially dedicated to space application: a linear Total Internal Reflection (TIR) module, operating at a low concentration (7.6 X), and called SLIT (Space Linear TIR) module. Requiring no deployment system for optics, extremely angular independent, the efficiency of the first prototype is around 18% and preliminary thermal tests enhance a stable behavior for optics.
- Subjects :
- 010302 applied physics
Physics
Work (thermodynamics)
Total internal reflection
business.industry
Photovoltaic system
02 engineering and technology
021001 nanoscience & nanotechnology
Space (mathematics)
Concentrator
7. Clean energy
01 natural sciences
Slit
[SPI]Engineering Sciences [physics]
Optics
0103 physical sciences
Thermal
0210 nano-technology
business
Volume concentration
ComputingMilieux_MISCELLANEOUS
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- 2019 European Space Power Conference (ESPC), 2019 European Space Power Conference (ESPC), Sep 2019, Juan-les-Pins, France. pp.1-6, ⟨10.1109/ESPC.2019.8932023⟩
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....8c2e344ba0448b665050e74a896a4906
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1109/ESPC.2019.8932023⟩