Preliminary test results for the CellSaver concentrator in geosynchronous earth orbit

Author

Eskenazi, Mike ; Jones, Alan ; Jain, Raj K. ; Hoang, Bao ; MacDonald, Kenneth ; Wong, Yu Nang ; Kesapradist, John ; Van Ommering, Gerrit

Author_Institution

Able Eng., Goleta, CA, USA

fYear

2005

fDate

3-7 Jan. 2005

Firstpage

622

Lastpage

625

Abstract

A flight experiment to evaluate ABLE Engineering´s CellSaver concentrator solar array technology was launched into geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) in the beginning of 2004 on a Space Systems Loral satellite. This paper presents the experiment design, the ground test qualification program and preliminary on-orbit test results. The on-orbit data includes both temperature and power measurements from the first 9 months of the successful experiment.

Keywords

aerospace instrumentation; aerospace testing; solar cell arrays; solar power satellites; space power generation; CellSaver concentrator solar array technology; Space Systems Loral satellite; experiment design; flight experiment; geosynchronous earth orbit; ground test qualification program; power measurements; preliminary on-orbit test results; temperature measurements; Aerospace engineering; Earth; Land surface temperature; Power engineering and energy; Power measurement; Qualifications; Satellites; Space technology; Temperature measurement; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2005. Conference Record of the Thirty-first IEEE

ISSN

0160-8371

Print_ISBN

0-7803-8707-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.2005.1488208

Filename

1488208