Modular distributed concentrating collector using power bus to r

Details Modular distributed concentrating collector using power bus to r Modular distributed concentrating collector using power bus to r

1991-01-22

1992-05-19

Barefoot, Galen

Aeronautics and astronautics

Spacecraft

With payload accommodation

136292, 126440, B24G 144

Patent

active

051141019

ABSTRACT:
A modular distributed concentrating collector using a low loss power bus to route solar radiation collected from a plurality of concentrating and collecting dishes to a centralized converted for conversion into electricity in space. The power bus may utilize fiber optic bundles. The collector includes a plurality of adjustable solar collectors to provide optimum tracking of the sun. The arrangement can be folded for stowing in the payload bay of the Space Shuttle or other launch vehicle for transport to a location in space.

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