DTIC ADA1019837: Performance of the Solar Cell pdf

DTIC ADA1019837: Performance of the Solar Cell

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This report presents the results obtained from the solar cell experiment aboard the NTS-2 satellite after 1,176 dyas in orbit. The objective of the solar cell experiment is to evaluate the performance and radiation hardness of state-of-the-art solar cells in the space environment. The experiment is comprised of fifteen separate experimental modules each containing five 2 x 2 cm solar cells connected in series. The solar cell types include advanced state-of-the-art silicon solar cells such as the COMSAT CNR cell, the Spectrolab Textured Helios Reflector cell, and the Solarex Vertical Junction cell. Also included for the first time in a flight experiment is the Hughes gallium-arsenide/gallium-aluminum-arsenide cell. There are also on board experiments to evaluate environmental effects on coverslip adhesives

• Creator/s: Defense Technical Information Center
• Date: 7/30/1981
• Year: 1981
• Book Topics/Themes: DTIC Archive, Walker, D H, NAVAL RESEARCH LAB WASHINGTON DC, *SOLAR CELLS, *SPACECRAFT COMPONENTS, THERMAL PROPERTIES, EXPERIMENTAL DATA, STATE OF THE ART, ALUMINUM GALLIUM ARSENIDES, HETEROJUNCTIONS, COMPARISON, GRAPHS, PROTOTYPES, ARTIFICIAL SATELLITES, POWER SUPPLIES, SOLAR RADIATION, PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT, RADIATION HARDENING, RADIATION DAMAGE, FAILURE(ELECTRONICS), COSMIC RAYS

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