SRC-003

Advanced Solar Cells with Thermal, Radiation, and Light Management for Space-Based Solar Power

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• CLM-0200 A new solar cell design, tested only in computer models, is predicted to convert more than 25% of sunlight to electricity in orbit.
• CLM-0202 In simulation, this new cell design can produce a strong 1 kW per square metre of power while staying at a moderate 50 degrees C.
• CLM-0431 This cell design might need over 30 times less shielding mass, from a coating 50 times thinner, than today's space solar cells, while still lasting for decades, according to computer models.
• CLM-0508 An independent university research group has modelled a solar-cell design that could need over thirty times less protective shielding weight than today's space solar cells, but the design exists only in computer simulation.

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