Infrared Power Cells for Satellite Power Conversion

By National Aeronautics and Space Administration

An analytical investigation is performed to assess the feasibility of long-wavelength power converters for the direct conversion of IR radiation onto electrical power. Because theses devices need to operate between 5 and 30 um the only material system possible for this application is the HgCdTe system which is currently being developed for IR detectors. Thus solar cell and IR detector theories and technologies are combined. The following subject areas are covered: electronic and optical properties of HgCdTe alloys; optimum device geometry; junction theory; model calculation for homojunction power cell efficiency; and calculation for HgCdTe power cell and power beaming. Summers, Christopher J. Unspecified Center...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1730962858
• ISBN13: 9781730962851
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 74 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"