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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 29, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 01, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
John W. Behrens, El Segundo, CA (US);
Scott B Singer, Sylmar, CA (US);
Marc L Breen, Long Beach, CA (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A system and method for generating electrical power from a solar power supply using at least one concentrator array having a plurality of photovoltaic cells and corresponding reflector groups to direct light to the photovoltaic. A concentration ratio indicative of a portion of the electrical power capacity to generate to power a spacecraft is determined. The concentration ratio is communicated to a control module on the concentrator array. The control module selects a number of reflectors from the total number of reflectors to orient into a photovoltaic energizing position, where the selected number of reflectors corresponds to a concentration ratio of the total number of reflectors.