A balloon comprises an envelope containing a lifting gas and a concentrated solar radiation solar generator. The solar generator includes a reflector, one or two arrays of photovoltaic solar cells forming a first active face directed towards the reflector and a second active face directed towards the exterior of the envelope of the balloon. The reflector, the first active face and the second active face of the array of photovoltaic cells are configured so as to ensure the first active face and the second active face of the array both generate electrical power provided that the rollwise solar misalignment of the reflector is smaller than or equal to 10 degrees in absolute value.


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    Title :

    BALLOON EQUIPPED WITH A CONCENTRATED SOLAR GENERATOR AND EMPLOYING AN OPTIMISED ARRANGEMENT OF SOLAR CELLS TO POWER SAID BALLOON IN FLIGHT


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    Publication date :

    2017-01-19


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    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 / B64B LIGHTER-THAN-AIR AIRCRAFT , Luftfahrzeuge leichter als Luft / H01L Halbleiterbauelemente , SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES



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