Enabling Sustainable Flight with State of Art Solar Technology

07 May 2016
12:50

Enabling Sustainable Flight with State of Art Solar Technology

Every aircraft designer knows that weight, wing area and available power are key drivers of aircraft performance. In a solar powered design, this places simultaneous constraints on solar cell efficiency and weight. In their efforts to reduce weight, designers are also placing increasing requirements on the wing skins, and by extension, on the solar cells themselves. Aarohi Vijh will present key performance characteristics of Alta Devices’ record breaking, lightweight and flexible solar cells and highlights of planned developments in this context.