System and method for controlling the power ratio of a solar concentrator array

A system and method for generating electrical power from a solar power supply using at least one concentrator array having a plurality of photovoltaic cells and corresponding reflector groups to direct light to the photovoltaic. A concentration ratio indicative of a portion of the electrical power c...

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Hauptverfasser:	Breen, Marc L, Behrens, John W, Singer, Scott B
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	AIRCRAFT AVIATION BASIC ELECTRIC ELEMENTS BLASTING CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER COSMONAUTICS ELECTRIC SOLID STATE DEVICES NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ELECTRICITY GENERATION GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-REDRADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USINGPHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES HEATING LIGHTING MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PERFORMING OPERATIONS RANGES SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICES SOLAR HEAT COLLECTORS SOLAR HEAT SYSTEMS TRANSPORTING VEHICLES OR EQUIPMENT THEREFOR VENTILATING WEAPONS
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Zusammenfassung:	A system and method for generating electrical power from a solar power supply using at least one concentrator array having a plurality of photovoltaic cells and corresponding reflector groups to direct light to the photovoltaic. A concentration ratio indicative of a portion of the electrical power capacity to generate to power a spacecraft is determined. The concentration ratio is communicated to a control module on the concentrator array. The control module selects a number of reflectors from the total number of reflectors to orient into a photovoltaic energizing position, where the selected number of reflectors corresponds to a concentration ratio of the total number of reflectors.