Stress free application of glass covers for radiation hardened solar cells and arrays. Interim report, January 1974--June 1975

Technical Report · Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1975

OSTI ID:5002672

Kirkpatrick, A R; Minnucci, J A

This report describes the first sixteen months of a two and one half year program to develop a practical integral protective cover for silicon solar cells. The report discusses selection of Corning 7070 borosilicate glass as an optimum cover material and explains the mechanics of the electrostatic field-assisted bonding process used for cover application. Excellent results have been achieved for most solar cell types. Under environmental evaluations and electron and proton irradiation tests integrally covered cells exhibit performance statistically at least equal to that of cells with conventional glued covers. (NTIS)

• Research Organization: Simulation Physics, Inc., Burlington, Mass. (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: F33615-74-C-2001
• OSTI ID: 5002672
• Report Number(s): AD/A-015840; AFAPL-TR-75-54
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

14 SOLAR ENERGY
COVERINGS
BONDING
SILICON SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR CELL ARRAYS
ELECTRONS
GLASS
PERFORMANCE
PROTONS
RADIATION HARDENING
BARYONS
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELEMENTARY PARTICLES
FABRICATION
FERMIONS
HADRONS
HARDENING
JOINING
LEPTONS
NUCLEONS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER PLANTS
PHYSICAL RADIATION EFFECTS
POWER PLANTS
RADIATION EFFECTS
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR POWER PLANTS
140501* - Solar Energy Conversion- Photovoltaic Conversion