The medium Earth orbital altitudes are greatly underused due to the harsh radiation environment. In thinking of alternative ways to work in this environment, the shielding inherently designed in a luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) could provide electrical power. Based on previous work showing the radiation tolerance of some luminescent materials, a study was conducted to determine the feasibility of using an LSC in light of radiation and temperature effects. The performance of such a system is compared with that of existing solar-cell-based electrical power generation. The end results show that an LSC system would be competitive in the space environment when 21.5% efficient system is achieved.


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    Title :

    Thermal Design and Performance of a Luminescent Solar Concentrator for Space Power Generation


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    Publication date :

    2019-11-01




    Type of media :

    Article (Journal)


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English




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