Deployable solar array for satellites uses slanted low-mass planar mirrors as walls of trough to triple light falling on GaAs solar cells forming bottom of trough. Power-to-mass ratio of new design 42 percent higher than planar array of same power output.
Concentrator-Enhanced Solar Array
NASA Tech Briefs ; 8 , 2
1984-11-01
Miscellaneous
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English
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