BEAM PROFILE MONITOR

A method of monitoring a location of a power beam includes monitoring an electrical property of PV cells or subgroups of PV cells in a PV cell array and using the monitored electrical property to determine a location of the power beam. The determined location may be compared to a target location on...

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Hauptverfasser: BASHFORD, Thomas W, BASHFORD, David, NUGENT, Jr., Thomas J
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:A method of monitoring a location of a power beam includes monitoring an electrical property of PV cells or subgroups of PV cells in a PV cell array and using the monitored electrical property to determine a location of the power beam. The determined location may be compared to a target location on the PV cell array and used to steer the power beam closer to the target location.