| Titre : | Harnessing high-altitude solar power (2009) |
| Auteurs : | Aglietti, Guglielmo S., Auteur ; Redi, Stefano, Auteur ; Tatnall, Adrian R., Auteur |
| Type de document : | Article : texte imprimé |
| Dans : | IEEE transactions on energy conversion (Vol. 24 N° 2, Juin 2009) |
| Article en page(s) : | pp. 442 - 451 |
| Note générale : | energy conversion |
| Langues : | Anglais |
| Tags : | High altitude stratospheric platforms ; photovoltaic power systems ; solar satellites ; stations |
| Résumé : | As an intermediate solution between Glaser's satellite solar power (SSP) and ground-based photovoltaic (PV) panels, this paper examines the collection of solar energy using a high-altitude aerostatic platform. A procedure to calculate the irradiance in the medium/high troposphere, based on experimental data, is described. The results show that here a PV system could collect about four to six times the energy collected by a typical U.K.-based ground installation, and between one-third and half of the total energy the same system would collect if supported by a geostationary satellite (SSP). The concept of the aerostat for solar power generation is then briefly described together with the equations that link its main engineering parameters/variables. A preliminary sizing of a facility stationed at 6 km altitude and its costing, based on realistic values of the input engineering parameters, is then presented. |
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