(A) Every square meter area facing the Sun, at the distance 1 AU from the Sun, receives radiant power = 1.368 kW. Therefore, what is the total power radiated by the Sun? (B) Imagine a spacecraft at distance d from the Sun, which has a solar panel with area A and efficiency e. (I.e., the solar panel converts this fraction of incident sunlight to electric power.) How much electric power can the solar panel produce for the spacecraft?

(A) Every square meter area facing the Sun, at the distance 1 AU from the Sun, receives radiant power = 1.368 kW. Therefore, what is the total power radiated by the Sun? (B) Imagine a spacecraft at distance d from the Sun, which has a solar panel with area A and efficiency e. (I.e., the solar panel converts this fraction of incident sunlight to electric power.) How much electric power can the solar panel produce for the spacecraft?

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(A) Every square meter area facing the Sun, at the distance 1 AU
from the Sun, receives radiant power = 1.368 kW. Therefore,
what is the total power radiated by the Sun?
(B) Imagine a spacecraft at distance d from the Sun, which has
a solar panel with area A and efficiency e. (I.e., the solar panel
converts this fraction of incident sunlight to electric power.)
How much electric power can the solar panel produce for the
spacecraft?
d = 1.56 AU;
A = 7.02 m^2; e = 28.5 percent;

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