Publication Date:
2019-07-27
Description:
The authors describe a mathematical parametric study of converters used to convert laser radiation to electricity for space-based laser power systems. Two different lasers, the 1.06-micron Nd laser and the 1.315-micron iodine laser, are used in the vertical junction converter. The calculated efficiency is 50 percent for a 100-junction Si photovoltaic converter when used with a Nd laser. The calculated efficiency for a 1000-junction Ga(0.53)In(0.47)As photovoltaic converter is 43 percent when used with an iodine laser.
Keywords:
ELECTRONICS AND ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING
Type:
IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; Sept. 26-30, 1988; Las Vegas, NV; United States
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