Paraboloidal Thin Film Inflatable Concentrators and their Use for Power Applications
Date Published: 1999-08-02
Paper Number:1999-01-2552
DOI: 10.4271/1999-01-2552
Citation:
Laug, K. and Holmes, M., "Paraboloidal Thin Film Inflatable Concentrators and their Use for Power Applications," SAE Technical Paper 1999-01-2552, 1999, doi:10.4271/1999-01-2552.
Author(s):
Kristi K. Laug - Air Force Research Lab./AFMC, Edwards AFB
Michael R. Holmes - Air Force Research Lab./AFMC, Edwards AFB
Abstract:
This paper deals with a proposal to use thin-film inflatable concentrators, currently used for propulsion, in other applications, such as power. Technology for precision paraboloidal thin-film concentrators is becoming available for use as a byproduct of propulsion technology. The idea is to introduce the possibility of using this formerly strictly propulsion hardware to power photovoltaic (PV) cells. Several intensity profiles will be generated from an optical model and shown for thin-film inflatable concentrators.
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