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Photovoltaic conversion of laser power to electrical power

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:6959203

Photovoltaic laser to electric converters are attractive for use with a space-based laser power station. This paper presents the results of modeling studies for a silicon vertical junction converter used with a Nd laser. A computer code was developed for the model and this code was used to conduct a parametric study for a Si vertical junction converter consisting of one p-n junction irradiated with a Nd laser. These calculations predict an efficiency over 50 percent for an optimized converter.

Research Organization:
National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Hampton, VA (USA). Langley Research Center
OSTI ID:
6959203
Report Number(s):
N-86-32876; NASA-TM-89041; NAS-1.15:89041
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English