Rollable nano-etched diffractive low-concentration PV sheets for small satelites

Vincent Brac-de-la-Perriere; Bernard Kress; Shahar Ben-Menahem; Abraham K. Ishihara; Greg Dorais

doi:10.1117/12.2062809

17 September 2014 Rollable nano-etched diffractive low-concentration PV sheets for small satelites

Vincent Brac-de-la-Perriere, Bernard Kress, Shahar Ben-Menahem, Abraham K. Ishihara, Greg Dorais

Proceedings Volume 9202, Photonics Applications for Aviation, Aerospace, Commercial, and Harsh Environments V; 920215 (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062809
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2014, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

This paper discuses a novel, rollable, mass fabricable, low-concentration photovoltaic sheets for Cubesats providing them with efficient photoelectric conversion of sunlight and secondary diffuse light. The wrap consists of three thin (of order a millimeter or less), cheap plastic-sheet layers, which can be rolled together in a spiral wrapping configuration when stowed. Preliminary simulation based on the above modeling approaches show that the designs achieve comparable photovoltaic power (area for area) and (b) result in a at angular response curve which remains at from normal incidence of over 35 degrees to the normal. The simulation were performed using a ray tracing simulator built in Matlab. In addition, we have constructed a demonstrator using quartz wafers based on the optimized design to show the technology. Details of its fabrication are also provided.

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Vincent Brac-de-la-Perriere, Bernard Kress, Shahar Ben-Menahem, Abraham K. Ishihara, and Greg Dorais "Rollable nano-etched diffractive low-concentration PV sheets for small satelites", Proc. SPIE 9202, Photonics Applications for Aviation, Aerospace, Commercial, and Harsh Environments V, 920215 (17 September 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2062809

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