Satellite power study (SPS) concept definition study (exhibit D). Volume 1: executive summary. Final report

Technical Report · Sun Mar 01 04:00:00 EST 1981

OSTI ID:5857470

Hanley, G M

Efforts concentrated on updating of the Rockwell reference concept, definition of new system options, studies of special emphasis topics, further definition of the transportation system, and further program definition. The Rockwell reference satellite concept has a gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cell array having flat concentrators with an effective concentration ratio of 1.83at end of life. Alternatives to this concept includes solid state power amplifiers or magnetrons for dc/RF conversion and multibandgap solar cells for solar to dc energy conversion. Two solid state concepts were studied. It was determined that the magnetron approach was the lowest mass and cost system.

• OSTI ID: 5857470
• Report Number(s): NASA-CR-3392
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140600* -- Solar Energy-- Photovoltaic Power Systems
CONCENTRATION RATIO
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS
CONVERSION
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRON TUBES
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS
MAGNETRONS
MICROWAVE EQUIPMENT
MICROWAVE POWER TRANSMISSION
MICROWAVE TUBES
ORBITAL SOLAR POWER PLANTS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
POWER PLANTS
POWER TRANSMISSION
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SOLAR POWER PLANTS