Preflight study of San Marco D/L GaAs solar cell panels

Technical Report · Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1984

OSTI ID:6248530

Day, Jr, J H

The solar array for the San Marco D/L spacecraft is described and the performance of 4 GaAs solar cell panels are examined. In comparison to the typical Si solar cell panel for San Marco D/L, it is shown that each GaAs solar cell panel provides at least 23 percent more specific power at maximum output and 28 deg C. Also described here, are several measurements that will be made to evaluate the relative performance of Si and GaAs solar cell panels during the San Marco D/L flight.

• Research Organization: National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD (USA). Goddard Space Flight Center
• OSTI ID: 6248530
• Report Number(s): N-84-29334
• Resource Relation: Other Information: In NASA, Lewis Research Center, Space Photovoltaic Research and Technology, 1983, 176-181, N--84-29307 19-44
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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