Ultralight Energy Converter Tile for the Space Solar Power Initiative

Michael D. Kelzenberg; Pilar Espinet-Gonzalez; Nina Vaidya; Emily C. Warmann; Ali Naqavi; Samuel P. Loke; Philipp Saive; Tatiana A. Roy; Tatiana G. Vinogradova; Christophe Leclerc; Eleftherios E. Gdoutos; Fabien Royer; Austin Fikes; Florian Bohn; Behrooz Abiri; Mohammed R. Hashemi; Matan Gal-Katziri; Ali Hajimiri; Sergio Pellegrino; Harry A. Atwater

doi:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547403

Ultralight Energy Converter Tile for the Space Solar Power Initiative

Michael D. Kelzenberg, Pilar Espinet-Gonzalez, Nina Vaidya, Emily C. Warmann, Ali Naqavi, Samuel P. Loke, Philipp Saive, Tatiana A. Roy, Tatiana G. Vinogradova, Christophe Leclerc, Eleftherios E. Gdoutos, Fabien Royer, Austin Fikes, Florian Bohn, Behrooz Abiri, Mohammed R. Hashemi, Matan Gal-Katziri, Ali Hajimiri, Sergio Pellegrino, Harry A. Atwater

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Abstract

We have fabricated a functional prototype of an ultralight power converter tile; a modular building block for a space-based solar power system. The tile is ∼ 10× 15 cm in area, and weighs ∼ 1.5 kg/m2. It comprises a photovoltaic (PV) solar energy collector, a radio-frequency (RF) power converter, and an array of transmission antennas. The PV collector subassembly utilizes ∼ 15x, 1D parabolic trough reflective concentrators with triple-junction (3J) solar cells. It has areal mass of ∼ 0.8 kg/m2, 74% optical efficiency, and a peak specific power of ∼ 230W/kg. We demonstrated wireless power transmission over a distance of ∼ 50 cm in our lab. Analysis of the sources of mass and inefficiency suggest a path towards achieving dramatically higher performance with future designs.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	3357-3359
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781538685297
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547403
State	Published - 26 Nov 2018
Externally published	Yes
Event	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - Waikoloa Village, United States Duration: 10 Jun 2018 → 15 Jun 2018

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Name	2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC

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Conference	7th IEEE World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018
Country/Territory	United States
City	Waikoloa Village
Period	10/06/18 → 15/06/18

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Energy Engineering and Power Technology
Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Electronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials

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Kelzenberg, M. D., Espinet-Gonzalez, P., Vaidya, N., Warmann, E. C., Naqavi, A., Loke, S. P., Saive, P., Roy, T. A., Vinogradova, T. G., Leclerc, C., Gdoutos, E. E., Royer, F., Fikes, A., Bohn, F., Abiri, B., Hashemi, M. R., Gal-Katziri, M., Hajimiri, A., Pellegrino, S., & Atwater, H. A. (2018). Ultralight Energy Converter Tile for the Space Solar Power Initiative. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC (pp. 3357-3359). Article 8547403 (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547403

Kelzenberg, Michael D. ; Espinet-Gonzalez, Pilar ; Vaidya, Nina et al. / Ultralight Energy Converter Tile for the Space Solar Power Initiative. 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018. pp. 3357-3359 (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC).

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Ultralight Energy Converter Tile for the Space Solar Power Initiative. / Kelzenberg, Michael D.; Espinet-Gonzalez, Pilar; Vaidya, Nina et al.
2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2018. p. 3357-3359 8547403 (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC).

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Kelzenberg MD, Espinet-Gonzalez P, Vaidya N, Warmann EC, Naqavi A, Loke SP et al. Ultralight Energy Converter Tile for the Space Solar Power Initiative. In 2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. 2018. p. 3357-3359. 8547403. (2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, WCPEC 2018 - A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC and 34th EU PVSEC). doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547403

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