Publication Date:
2016-06-07
Description:
Data obtained from the fourteen solar cell modules on the NTS-2 satellite are presented together with a record of panel temperature and sun inclination. The following flight data are discussed: (1) state of the art solar cell configurations which embody improvements in solar cell efficiency through new silicon surface and bulk technology, (2) improved coverslip materials and coverslip bonding techniques, (3) short and long term effects of ultraviolet rejection filters vs. no filters on the cells, (4) degradation on a developmental type of liquid epitaxy gallium-aluminum-arsenide solar cell, and (5) space radiation effects.
Keywords:
ENERGY PRODUCTION AND CONVERSION
Type:
NASA. Lewis Res. Center Solar Cell High Efficiency and Radiation Damage, 1979; p 117-129
Format:
application/pdf
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