Title :
Photovoltaic receivers for laser beamed power in space
Author :
Landis, Geoffrey A.
Author_Institution :
Sverdrup technol. Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
One of the most promising beamed power concepts uses a laser beam to transmit power to a remote photovoltaic array. Large lasers can be located on cloud-free sites at one or more ground locations, and illuminate solar arrays to a level sufficient to provide operating power. Issues involved in providing photovoltaic receivers for such applications are discussed
Keywords :
laser beam applications; power transmission; solar cell arrays; beamed power concepts; cloud-free sites; laser beamed power; photovoltaic receivers; remote photovoltaic array; Chemical lasers; Earth; Free electron lasers; Laser beams; Optical arrays; Photovoltaic systems; Power lasers; Solar power generation; Space heating; Space technology;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169453
