WO2012132690A1 - 宇宙機 - Google Patents
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- H02—GENERATION; CONVERSION OR DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER
- H02S—GENERATION OF ELECTRIC POWER BY CONVERSION OF INFRARED RADIATION, VISIBLE LIGHT OR ULTRAVIOLET LIGHT, e.g. USING PHOTOVOLTAIC [PV] MODULES
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- the present invention relates to a spacecraft equipped with a solar cell.
- the present invention relates to a spacecraft that does not deploy solar cell panels.
- Solar cells are used in spacecraft such as artificial satellites and spacecraft. Such spacecraft are classified into those that deploy solar cell panels and those that do not deploy solar cell panels. In the case of a spacecraft that does not deploy a solar battery panel, a solar battery is attached to the entire body of the spacecraft (see, for example, Patent Document 1).
- One object of the present invention is to provide a technology capable of reducing the cost of a spacecraft equipped with a solar cell.
- the spacecraft (1) includes a condenser (20) and a solar cell (30).
- the light collector (20) is disposed on the surface (11) of the body (10) of the spacecraft (1), and collects incident sunlight into the body (10).
- the solar cell (30) is mounted inside the body (10) and receives sunlight collected by the collector (20).
- the body (10) may have a plurality of surfaces (11) facing different directions.
- the number of concentrators (20) is plural, and the plural concentrators (20) are arranged on each of the plural surfaces (11).
- a single solar cell (30) may be mounted inside the body (10).
- the spacecraft (1) further includes a drive device (50) that changes the direction of a single solar cell (30), and a control device (60) that controls the drive device (50) according to the incident direction of sunlight. , May be provided.
- the control device (60) controls the driving device (50) so that the single solar cell (30) receives sunlight from the incident concentrator.
- the body (10) is a hexahedron
- the plurality of surfaces (11) are the respective surfaces (11) of the hexahedron.
- the concentrator (20) may be a slit.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a spacecraft according to the first embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing a spacecraft according to the second embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration example of the electric device according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a spacecraft according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- FIG. 1 is a conceptual diagram showing a spacecraft 1 according to the first embodiment.
- the spacecraft 1 include an artificial satellite and a space probe.
- the body 10 of the spacecraft 1 has a plurality of body surfaces 11.
- the plurality of body surfaces 11 face different directions. That is, the normal directions of the plurality of body surfaces 11 are different from each other.
- the body 10 of the spacecraft 1 is a hexahedron.
- the plurality of body surfaces 11 are the respective surfaces of the hexahedron.
- the spacecraft 1 according to the present embodiment is equipped with a solar cell 30.
- the spacecraft 1 does not have a structure for deploying a solar cell panel.
- the solar cell 30 is not attached to the body surface 11. Instead, according to the present embodiment, the solar cell 30 is mounted inside the body 10 of the spacecraft 1 (inside the body surface 11).
- the condenser 20 is, for example, a condenser lens. As shown in FIG. 1, when the body 10 has a plurality of body surfaces 11 facing different directions, a plurality of concentrators 20 are arranged on each of the plurality of body surfaces 11. Each concentrator 20 collects sunlight incident from the outside of the body 10 into the body 10.
- the solar cell 30 disposed inside the body 10 receives sunlight collected by the condenser 20 and generates power.
- the present embodiment it is not necessary to attach a large and expensive solar cell to the entire surface of the body 10 of the spacecraft 1.
- the solar cell 30 that is disposed inside the body 10 and receives sunlight collected by the condenser 20 may be small. Therefore, the cost of the spacecraft 1 is greatly reduced.
- the solar cell 30 may be provided for each collector 20. That is, the plurality of solar cells 30 may be installed so as to face each of the plurality of collectors 20 (the plurality of body surfaces 11). In this case, the plurality of solar cells 30 receive sunlight through each of the plurality of collectors 20 arranged on the plurality of body surfaces 11.
- sunlight does not enter through all the collectors 20 at the same time.
- incident collector Since the incident light collector is a part of the total light collector 20, it is not always necessary to provide the solar cell 30 for each light collector 20.
- the spacecraft 1 rotates, the incident direction of sunlight, that is, the incident concentrator 20 changes with time. Therefore, it is not necessary to provide the solar cell 30 for each collector 20.
- the second embodiment of the present invention is based on the above knowledge. Hereinafter, the second embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail.
- FIG. 2 is a conceptual diagram showing the spacecraft 1 according to the second embodiment.
- only a single solar cell 30 is mounted inside the body 10 of the spacecraft 1.
- the single solar cell 30 receives sunlight through the incident collector 20 where sunlight is most incident.
- the incident concentrator 20 where the most sunlight enters also changes.
- a driving device 50 that changes the orientation of the solar cell 30 is provided.
- the electrical device 40 includes a drive device 50, a control device 60, and a storage device 70.
- the driving device 50 changes the direction of the solar cell 30 (the direction of the light incident surface) in accordance with an instruction from the control device 60.
- the control device 60 controls the drive device 50 according to the incident direction of sunlight. Specifically, the control device 60 refers to the attitude control information DA stored in the storage device 70.
- the attitude control information DA includes information related to the sun direction and the attitude of the spacecraft 1.
- the control device 60 refers to the attitude control information DA and controls the driving device 50 so that the solar cell 30 receives sunlight from the incident concentrator 20 where the most sunlight enters.
- all the concentrators 20 can be handled by a single solar cell 30 alone. Since the number of solar cells 30 can be greatly reduced, the cost of the spacecraft 1 is greatly reduced.
- FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing a spacecraft 1 according to the third embodiment of the present invention.
- a slit is used as the condenser 20.
- the distance from the body surface 11 to the solar cell 30 can be shortened.
- the light receiving angle range can be widened.
- a slit may be used as the condenser 20 and a honeycomb structure may be used as the slit.
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図1は、第1の実施の形態に係る宇宙機1を示す概念図である。宇宙機1としては、人工衛星や宇宙探査機が挙げられる。
太陽電池30は、集光器20毎に設けられてもよい。すなわち、複数の太陽電池30が、複数の集光器20(複数のボディ表面11)のそれぞれに対向するように設置されてもよい。この場合、複数の太陽電池30は、複数のボディ表面11に配置された複数の集光器20のそれぞれを通して太陽光を受け取る。
図4は、本発明の第3の実施の形態に係る宇宙機1を示す概念図である。本実施の形態では、集光器20としてスリットが使用される。この場合、ボディ表面11から太陽電池30までの距離を短くすることができる。また、受光角度範囲を広くすることができる。
Claims (6)
- ボディの表面に配置され、入射する太陽光を前記ボディの内部に集光する集光器と、
前記ボディの内部に搭載され、前記集光器によって集光された太陽光を受け取る太陽電池と
を備える
宇宙機。 - 請求項1に記載の宇宙機であって、
前記ボディは、それぞれ異なる方向を向く複数の表面を有し、
前記集光器の数は複数であり、
前記複数の集光器は、前記複数の表面のそれぞれに配置された
宇宙機。 - 請求項2に記載の宇宙機であって、
単一の前記太陽電池が、前記ボディの内部に搭載される
宇宙機。 - 請求項3に記載の宇宙機であって、
更に、
前記単一の太陽電池の向きを変える駆動装置と、
太陽光の入射方向に応じて前記駆動装置を制御する制御装置と
を備え、
前記複数の集光器のうち、太陽光が入射するものは入射集光器であり、
前記制御装置は、前記単一の太陽電池が前記入射集光器から太陽光を受け取るように、前記駆動装置を制御する
宇宙機。 - 請求項2乃至4のいずれか一項に記載の宇宙機であって、
前記ボディは六面体であり、
前記複数の表面は、前記六面体のそれぞれの表面である
宇宙機。 - 請求項1乃至5のいずれか一項に記載の宇宙機であって、
前記集光器はスリットである
宇宙機。
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