Gallium Arsenide Photovoltaic Dense Array for Concentrator Applications

J. J. Wiczer; J. A. Cape; J. S. Harris Jr.

doi:10.1117/12.970594

25 November 1980 Gallium Arsenide Photovoltaic Dense Array for Concentrator Applications

J. J. Wiczer, J. A. Cape, J. S. Harris Jr.

Proceedings Volume 0248, Role of Electro-Optics in Photovoltaic Energy Conversion; (1980) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.970594
Event: 24th Annual Technical Symposium, 1980, San Diego, United States

Abstract

This paper reports on the design, fabrication and testino of a "dense array" consisting of 16 overlapped linear modules each containing 16 contiguous 1 cm x 1.25 cm GaAs concentrator cells in a row. The overlapping is done so that only active cell area is presented to the concentrated sunlight. The array presents a frontal area of 320 cm² and is designed to yield a system output of ~230 volts at 20-25 amps at 1000 SUNs. The results of tests carried out at Sandia's Central Receiver Test Facility at concentrations up to 1500 SUNs and temperatures to 185° C will be presented.

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J. J. Wiczer, J. A. Cape, and J. S. Harris Jr. "Gallium Arsenide Photovoltaic Dense Array for Concentrator Applications", Proc. SPIE 0248, Role of Electro-Optics in Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, (25 November 1980); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.970594

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