Photonics (Feb 2024)

Optimal Photovoltaic Array Configuration under Non-Uniform Laser Beam Conditions for Laser Wireless Power Transmission

  • Zhiqiang Mou,
  • Bangbo Zhao,
  • Lihong Zhu,
  • Jun Wang,
  • Guoliang Deng,
  • Huomu Yang,
  • Yudan Gou

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/photonics11030193
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 11, no. 3
p. 193

Abstract

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In a long-distance wireless power transmission system with a non-uniform distribution of laser irradiation, it will significantly reduce the output power of the photovoltaic array, resulting in a large amount of power loss in the system and a decrease in conversion efficiency. This paper proposes an efficient and reliable optimal circuit connection algorithm for the 5 × 5 scale photovoltaic array. Under the laser illumination of 300 W, a 20 m wireless power transmission experiment was performed on four 5 × 5 scale photovoltaic arrays. The results show a 56.49% increase in the maximum output power of the 5 × 5 scale photovoltaic array.

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