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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2024
Filed:
Apr. 26, 2018
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Michael D. Kelzenberg, Glendale, CA (US);
Harry A. Atwater, South Pasadena, CA (US);
Sergio Pellegrino, Pasadena, CA (US);
Seyed Ali Hajimiri, La Cañada, CA (US);
Emily C. Warmann, Riverside, CA (US);
Ali Naqavi, Pasadena, CA (US);
Samuel Loke, Pasadena, CA (US);
Tatiana Roy, Pasadena, CA (US);
Tatiana Vinogradova, Pasadena, CA (US);
Alexander Messer, Pasadena, CA (US);
Christophe Leclerc, Montreal, CA;
Eleftherios Gdoutos, Pasadena, CA (US);
Jing Shun Huang, Pasadena, CA (US);
California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods in accordance with various embodiments of the invention provide a photovoltaic concentrator tile for a space-based solar power (SBSP) system including constituent components thereof. In a number of embodiments, the photovoltaic concentrator tile include a one photovoltaic cell, a reflector, a power transmitter and circuitry configured to perform a variety of control functions. Embodiments also provide compactible structures, materials for improving thermal emissivity, and methods and mechanisms for manufacturing and using these components.