Research Article

Experimental Investigation on the Feasibility of Using a Fresnel Lens as a Solar-Energy Collection System for Enhancing On-Orbit Power Generation Performance

Table 1

Specification of a solar simulator.

NameSolarTrainer Junior (IKS, Germany)

Irradiation power sourceHalogen lamp
Illumination intensity150 W/m2
Solar cellPolycrystalline Si solar cell
Cell efficiency17%
Open-circuit voltage ()0.5 V (single cell)
Short-circuit current ()1.5 A (at 1000 W/m2)
Cell size5 cm × 10 cm (single cell, total 4 solar cells)