Year: 1986
Type: article
Abstract: Fundamental studies on power transmission by laser beam have been made. Computer calculations and fundamental experiments about the direct energy converter from laser beam to electricity are reported. According to the calculated results, the conversion efficiency of plasma direct converter (PDC) η3 decreases with increasing of the kinetic energy of laser produced plasma and the total conversion efficiency η1, takes the maximum value of about 2.2%. However the efficiency η3 has been measured to be about 0.07% experimentally. This low value comes from the poor electrostatic separation of ions and electrons in the PDC. Some proposals for the improvement of conversion efficiency are presented here.
Source: The Review of Laser Engineering
DOI: 10.2184/lsj.14.594
Institutions: Nagoya University, Kumamoto University
Language: English
Subfield: Nuclear and High Energy Physics
Field: Physics and Astronomy
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W2335403246