Naval Research Laboratory solar concentrator program

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作者：

Sokolsky, I ^{[1
]}

Brown, MA ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] USN, Res Lab, AlliedSignal Technol Serv Corp, Washington, DC 20375 USA

来源：

SPACE TECHNOLOGY AND APPLICATIONS INTERNATIONAL FORUM - 1998, PTS 1-3: 1ST CONF ON GLOBAL VIRTUAL PRESENCE; 1ST CONF ON ORBITAL TRANSFER VEHICLES; 2ND CONF ON APPLICAT OF THERMOPHYS IN MICROGRAV; 3RD CONF ON COMMERCIAL DEV OF SPACE; 3RD CONF ON NEXT GENERAT LAUNCH SYST; 15TH SYMP ON SPACE NUCL POWER AND PROPULSION | 1998年 / 420期

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V [航空、航天];

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08 ; 0825 ;

摘要：

NRL has developed a trough-configuration solar concentrator with ultra-light thin film reflectors that are stretched flat using an edge-tensioning support system, With a geometric concentration ratio of 2.5 to 1, the specific power of the photovoltaic array is approximately doubled by the NRL system. A 300 watt experimental demonstration model of the array/reflector system has been successfully built and deployed, and predicted power levels have been reached in solar simulator testing. Work currently underway includes design, construction, and deployment of a 4 kilowatt array, optimization of reflector border shape and reflector attachment method, testing and modeling of thermal cycling and temperature effects, and assessment of space degradation issues.

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页码：282 / 287

页数：6