A spacecraft includes: a body a surface of revolution connected with the body, and a heat engine positioned at the center of the surface of revolution. The surface of revolution has a substantially open hollow torus shape with a transverse cross-section of a circle and two diametrically opposite portions each having a curvature extending from the circle. A first portion of the diametrically opposite portions has an opening and forms a solar concentrator for concentrating solar radiation in the direction of the heat engine. The first portion forms a primary solar radiation reflector. A second portion of the diametrically opposite portions is coaxial with the first portion and forms a secondary solar radiation reflector. The opening is configured so that the solar radiation passes in the direction of the center of the surface of revolution after reflection at the primary and secondary reflectors.


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    Title :

    Spacecraft architecture having torus-shaped solar concentrator


    Contributors:

    Publication date :

    2019-10-22


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    B64G Raumfahrt , COSMONAUTICS / H02S GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRA-RED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, E.G. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES , Erzeugung elektrischer Energie durch Umwandlung von Infrarot-Strahlung, sichtbarem Licht oder ultraviolettem Licht, z.B. unter Verwendung von Photovoltaik [PV]-Modulen



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