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Balloon and Lear jet testing of SCARLET modules and cells
Author(s) -
Eskenazi Michael I.,
Murphy David M.,
Anspaugh Bruce E.,
Brinker Dave,
O'Neill Mark J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
progress in photovoltaics: research and applications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.286
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1099-159X
pISSN - 1062-7995
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1099-159x(199711/12)5:6<393::aid-pip197>3.0.co;2-g
Subject(s) - concentrator , optics , balloon , jet (fluid) , aerospace engineering , physics , engineering , medicine , cardiology
This paper presents test results from SCARLET (solar concentrator array with refractive linear element technology) experiments performed on several Lewis Research Center Lear jet flights and two JPL balloon flights. The tests were performed in support of the BMDO‐sponsored SCARLET II program, which is building a 2.6‐kW SCARLET to supply the primary power for the JPL New Millennium Deep Space 1 Mission. The experiments involve TECSTAR dual‐junction GaInP 2 /GaAs/Ge cells flown bare and under two different types of SCARLET lenses. The two types of lenses tested were a developmental design consisting of a monolithic fluoroplastic and the current baseline flight design consisting of ceria‐doped microsheet and silicone. Measured lens and total module efficiencies are presented and the flight data are compared to various solar simulator test results. © 1997 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.