by Paul Raybould | Apr 3, 2026 | Blog_post, Uncategorized
April 3: Today we ran Station 1 cell for about 1.5 hours with intermittent restarts due to an instability in the pumps created by a loose injector nozzle. We will tighten it on Monday AM and continue to run. Details on the SunCell and how its power will be converted...
by Paul Raybould | Mar 30, 2026 | Blog_post, Uncategorized
March 30: Today we continued to run Station 2 cell from March 27th. The input power was low, particularly in the pulsed phases. We will continue the run tomorrow. The majority of the power was outside of the visible range. Spectra were obtained on a NIST absolute...
by Paul Raybould | Mar 27, 2026 | Blog_post, Uncategorized
March 27: Today we ran another 40-minute run at relatively low input power and stopped due to end of day for support staff. The SunCell was unchanged and will be restarted and run on Monday after a slight injector alignment adjustment. Details on the SunCell and how...
by Paul Raybould | Mar 26, 2026 | Blog_post, Uncategorized
March 11, 2026: Video recording of Dr. Mills presentation at the Global Energy...
by Paul Raybould | Mar 20, 2026 | Blog_post, Uncategorized
March 20: Today we maintained an operating blackbody temperature of 5800K and performed spectroscopy and sensor tests for the dense receiver array photovoltaic converter development and control systems/commercial packaging, respectively. The constant 5800K (10,000...
