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Optimization of four-colour photothermal converters used for power generation on interplanetary stations

✍ Scribed by Constantin A. Dinu; Viorel Badescu

Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
Year: 1998
Tongue: English
Weight: 129 KB
Volume: 22
Category: Article
ISSN: 0363-907X
DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1099-114x(199808)22:10<857::aid-er412>3.0.co;2-i

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✦ Synopsis

This paper deals with the performance of multicolour photothermal converters with four conversion units. The power station consists in a combination multicolor converter-thermal engine. The influence of the solar radiation concentration ratio on the system performance is outlined. The effect of the sun's zenith angle is also discussed. The spectral distributions of optimum collector and radiator temperatures and the optimum temperature differences between the working fluid and the collector and radiator, respectively, are shown.