The Project
Overview
Vision
Our Story
Milestones
Team
RESEARCH
Photovoltaics
Ultralight Structures
Wireless Power Transfer
PUBLICATIONS
NEWS
Careers

Space Solar Power Project

The Project
Overview
Vision
Our Story
Milestones
Team
RESEARCH
Photovoltaics
Ultralight Structures
Wireless Power Transfer
PUBLICATIONS
NEWS
Careers
Solar cells strips

Solar cells strips

Light is focused onto 1 mm wide solar cell strips

Photovoltaics plane

Photovoltaics plane

•DC power routing from each bank of cells

•Combines, conditions, and delivers DC power to power transfer circuitry

•Includes linear voltage regulators as required for logic/control circuits on the power transfer board and IC.

Thermally emissive coating

Thermally emissive coating

Photovoltaics thermal profile

Photovoltaics thermal profile

Vacuum test chamber with PV cell

Vacuum test chamber with PV cell

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Solar cells strips
Photovoltaics plane
Thermally emissive coating
Photovoltaics thermal profile
Vacuum test chamber with PV cell
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