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

Table 8

Results of the on-orbit power generation prediction.

Parameter	w/o PMMA lens	With Fresnel lens	With multiarray Lens
Passive attitude-stabilization method using permanent magnet
Generated power (Wh)	2.017	2.22	2.022
Solar cell efficiency (%)	30	33.04	30.08
3-axis active attitude control method
Generated power (Wh)	2.48	3.34	2.57
Solar cell efficiency (%)	30	40.36	31.1
Passive gravity-gradient attitude stabilization method
Generated power (Wh)	2.25	2.32	2.16
Solar cell efficiency (%)	30	30.82	28.72