Performance of the solar cell experiments aboard the NTS-2 satellite after three years in orbit. Memorandum report 1 Oct 79-30 Sep 80

Technical Report · Thu Jul 30 00:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5690620

Walker, D H

The results obtained from the solar cell experiment aboard the NTS-2 satellite after 1,176 days in orbit are presented. 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.

• Research Organization: Naval Research Lab., Washington, DC (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5690620
• Report Number(s): AD-A-101983/5
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
SOLAR CELLS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS
COSMIC RADIATION
ELECTRICAL FAULTS
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS
GRAPHS
HETEROJUNCTIONS
PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECT
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATION HARDENING
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR RADIATION
THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES
DATA
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
EQUIPMENT
HARDENING
INFORMATION
IONIZING RADIATIONS
JUNCTIONS
NUMERICAL DATA
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOELECTROMAGNETIC EFFECTS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
POWER SUPPLIES
RADIATION EFFECTS
RADIATIONS
SEMICONDUCTOR JUNCTIONS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
STELLAR RADIATION
TESTING
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion