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Paper Abstract
This paper discuses a novel, rollable, mass fabricable, low-concentration photovoltaic
sheets for Cubesats providing them with efficient photoelectric conversion of sunlight and
secondary diffuse light. The wrap consists of three thin (of order a millimeter or less),
cheap plastic-sheet layers, which can be rolled together in a spiral wrapping configuration
when stowed. Preliminary simulation based on the above modeling approaches show that
the designs achieve comparable photovoltaic power (area for area) and (b) result in a at
angular response curve which remains at from normal incidence of over 35 degrees to the
normal. The simulation were performed using a ray tracing simulator built in Matlab. In
addition, we have constructed a demonstrator using quartz wafers based on the optimized
design to show the technology. Details of its fabrication are also provided.
Paper Details
Date Published: 17 September 2014
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 9202, Photonics Applications for Aviation, Aerospace, Commercial, and Harsh Environments V, 920215 (17 September 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2062809
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9202:
Photonics Applications for Aviation, Aerospace, Commercial, and Harsh Environments V
Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard C. Kress; Edgar A. Mendoza, Editor(s)
PDF: 10 pages
Proc. SPIE 9202, Photonics Applications for Aviation, Aerospace, Commercial, and Harsh Environments V, 920215 (17 September 2014); doi: 10.1117/12.2062809
Show Author Affiliations
Vincent Brac-de-la-Perriere, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley (United States)
Bernard Kress, USI Photonics Inc. (United States)
Shahar Ben-Menahem, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley (United States)
Bernard Kress, USI Photonics Inc. (United States)
Shahar Ben-Menahem, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley (United States)
Abraham K. Ishihara, Carnegie Mellon Silicon Valley (United States)
Greg Dorais, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)
Greg Dorais, NASA Ames Research Ctr. (United States)
Published in SPIE Proceedings Vol. 9202:
Photonics Applications for Aviation, Aerospace, Commercial, and Harsh Environments V
Alex A. Kazemi; Bernard C. Kress; Edgar A. Mendoza, Editor(s)
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