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1. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articlePower systems for Venus surface missions: A review

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   Oct 1, 2021 · Initial results show that, although performance is poor, it should be possible to use solar cells to produce power for a small landed probe on the surface of Venus. The use of solar power is limited by a desire for near-zenith sun angles, making it a less desirable choice for missions requiring operation at night or near the terminator, and restricting operation to landing sites near the equator.

   • Author: Geoffrey A. Landis

   • Publish Year: 2021

2. www.universetoday.com › 162135A Practical Use for Space Power: Beaming Energy to Probes on ...

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   Jul 7, 2023 · About 75% of the Sun’s energy is reflected by Venus’ clouds, and only about 2.5% of the solar flux incident at the top of the atmosphere reaches the surface. Up above the clouds, solar energy ...

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4. www.nasa.gov › wp-content › uploadsPower Beaming for Long Life Venus Surface Missions - NASA

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   NIAC 2019 Phase I Power Beaming for Long Life Venus Surface Missions. Fig. 22. a) Variable temperature EQE measurements of a GaInP (dash line)/GaAs (solid line) 2 junction solar cell between 25 and 300°C [17] and b) Bandgap of GaAs between 25 and 465°C. Above 300°C, the bandgap was extrapolated.

5. www.sciencedirect.com › science › articleFeasibility of power beaming through the Venus atmosphere

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   Oct 1, 2023 · A unique aspect of Venus is the significant amount of solar energy available at the top of the atmosphere, since Venus orbits the Sun at a distance of 0.72 astronomical unit (AU). At this location, the solar irradiance is ∼2622 W/m 2. This is approximately twice the solar irradiance at Air Mass 0 (AM0) above the Earth's atmosphere, at ∼1367 ...

6. ntrs.nasa.gov › api › citationsI. Introduction - NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS)

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   I. IntroductionAnalysis of Solar Cell Efficiency for Venus Atmosphere and. berra AustraliaA simplified model of solar power in the Venus environment is developed, in which the solar intensity, solar spectrum, and temperature as a function of altitude is applied to a model ofphotovoltaic performance, incorporating the temperature and intensity ...

   • Author: Geoffrey A. Landis, Emily Haag

   • Publish Year: 2013

7. www.researchgate.net › publication › 345247447_PowerPower systems for Venus surface missions: A review

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   Sep 1, 2020 · We use this model to estimate the performance of solar cells for both the surface of Venus and for atmospheric probes at altitudes from the surface up to 60 km.

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   Could a surface probe power Venus?

   • But there’s another potential use: powering surface probes on Venus. Everybody knows about Venus. It’s killed multiple landers with its extreme heat and crushing atmospheric pressure. The old Soviet Union sent a series of probes to the planet’s surface, and most of them failed.

   A Practical Use for Space Power: Beaming Energy to Probes on Venus

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   Can solar power be used on Venus?

   • Future missions to Venus will require electrical power, but providing power systems that work in the high temperature environment of the surface of Venus is difficult. Power system choices include solar power from photovoltaic arrays, batteries, radioisotope power systems, and wind.

   Power systems for Venus surface missions: A review

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   How much solar energy does Venus have?

   • Venus is closer to the Sun, but its thick atmosphere means not much solar radiation reaches the surface. About 75% of the Sun’s energy is reflected by Venus’ clouds, and only about 2.5% of the solar flux incident at the top of the atmosphere reaches the surface. Up above the clouds, solar energy is abundant.

   A Practical Use for Space Power: Beaming Energy to Probes on Venus

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   Which solar power system is used on the Venus surface?

   • Solar power on the Venus surface Photovoltaic arrays are the power system used on the vast majority space missions. Solar arrays have the advantage that they can be equally well utilized from watt-scale power systems to hundreds of watt sizes, and are the power system of choice for most small planetary missions.

   Power systems for Venus surface missions: A review

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   Can solar cells power a small Venus lander?

   • Solar arrays are an attractive choice for a power system for a small Venus lander. Initial results show that, although performance is poor, it should be possible to use solar cells to produce power for a small landed probe on the surface of Venus.

   Power systems for Venus surface missions: A review

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   Can a solar array be based on the Venus atmosphere?

   • The Despite the abundant power above the Venus atmosphere, and an ability to deploy very large solar arrays in space, absorption and scattering in the Venus atmosphere is too high to make standard power beaming architectures from an orbiter to the surface a viable option, in both the microwave and optical frequency ranges.

   Feasibility of power beaming through the Venus atmosphere

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9. www.researchgate.net › publication › 268472597Analysis of Solar Cell Efficiency for Venus Atmosphere and ...

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   Jul 14, 2013 · response of the cell. We use this model to estimate the performance of solar cells for both. the surfac e of Venus and for atmospheric prob es at altitud es from the surface up to 60 km. The model ...