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High altitude AM0 testing of PV concentrator lens elementsRecently, the NASA Lewis Research Center modified its Lear High Altitude Test Facility to fly two prototype ENTECH minidome Fresnel lens photovoltaic concentrator elements. The tests were highly successful, and the results verified the ability of the Lear High Altitude Facility to measure the optical performance of individual concentrator lens elements and concentrator/cell combinations at near AM0 insolation conditions. The two concentrator lenses flown achieved optical efficiencies, based on a gallium arsenide concentrator cell response, of 89.8 percent and 90.0 percent. The flights demonstrated the ability of the aircraft to maintain the pointing accuracy required to obtain useful data. With proper alignment of the collimating tube and the pilot's sunsight, this facility could easily maintain a pointing accuracy of + or - 0.5 deg for a sufficiently long time to obtain accurate, reproducible results.
Document ID
19910057355
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Piszczor, M. F.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Brinker, D. J.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Boyer, E. O.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Mcknight, R. C.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Ranaudo, R. J.
(NASA Lewis Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference
Location: Kissimmee, FL
Country: United States
Start Date: May 21, 1990
End Date: May 25, 1990
Accession Number
91A41978
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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