A system and method for generating electrical power from a solar power supply using at least one concentrator array having a plurality of photovoltaic cells and corresponding reflector groups to direct light to the photovoltaic. A concentration ratio indicative of a portion of the electrical power capacity to generate to power a spacecraft is determined. The concentration ratio is communicated to a control module on the concentrator array. The control module selects a number of reflectors from the total number of reflectors to orient into a photovoltaic energizing position, where the selected number of reflectors corresponds to a concentration ratio of the total number of reflectors.


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    Titel :

    System and method for controlling the power ratio of a solar concentrator array


    Beteiligte:
    BEHRENS JOHN W (Autor:in) / SINGER SCOTT B (Autor:in) / BREEN MARC L (Autor:in)

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    2020-09-29


    Medientyp :

    Patent


    Format :

    Elektronische Ressource


    Sprache :

    Englisch


    Klassifikation :

    IPC:    H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES , Erzeugung elektrischer Energie durch Umwandlung von Infrarot-Strahlung, sichtbarem Licht oder ultraviolettem Licht, z.B. unter Verwendung von Photovoltaik [PV]-Modulen / B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / F24S Sonnenkollektoren , SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS / H01L Halbleiterbauelemente , SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES



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