4 - POWER CONVERSION (PHOTOVOLTAIC) Near-Term Systems Studies • Selection of Concentration Ratio Introduce active or semi-active cooling Introduce alternate photovoltaic devices into tradeoffs • Concepts for Annealing Solar Cell Optical and/or chemical Technology Developments • Improve Efficiency of Silicon Cell to 19% (AMO; Concentration Ratio - 1) • Reduce Blanket weight to 0.282 gm/cm2 » Reduce Cost to $55/m2 (ERDA Goals for 1985) 3 to 5 reduction in cost for bringing raw materials to semi-conductor grade silicon 10 to 100 reduction in crystal growth costs Automated blanket fabrication processes Improved packaging to'achieve 30 yr. life
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