GaAs/Ge solar panels for the SAMPEX program. [Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle EXplorer]
Conference
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OSTI ID:5111040
- Spectrolab, Inc., Sylmar, CA (United States) Fairchild Space, Germantown, MD (United States) NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, MD (United States)
GaAs based solar cells have been developed for spacecraft use for several years. However, acceptance and application of these cells for spacecraft missions has been slow because of their high cost and concerns about their integration onto solar panels. Spectrolab has now completed fabrication of solar panels with GaAs/Ge solar cells for a second space program. This paper will focus on the design, fabrication and test of GaAs/Ge solar panels for the Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer (SAMPEX) Program.
- Research Organization:
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Greenbelt, MD (United States). Goddard Space Flight Center
- OSTI ID:
- 5111040
- Report Number(s):
- AIAA-Paper--92-1063; CONF-9202119--
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CONVERSION
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GERMANIUM
METALS
PANELS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PNICTIDES
POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPACE VEHICLES
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
SUBSTRATES
TESTING
VEHICLES
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
ARSENIDES
CONVERSION
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT
ELEMENTS
ENERGY CONVERSION
EQUIPMENT
FABRICATION
GALLIUM ARSENIDE SOLAR CELLS
GALLIUM ARSENIDES
GALLIUM COMPOUNDS
GERMANIUM
METALS
PANELS
PERFORMANCE TESTING
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PNICTIDES
POWER SUPPLIES
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION
SOLAR EQUIPMENT
SPACE VEHICLES
SPACECRAFT POWER SUPPLIES
SUBSTRATES
TESTING
VEHICLES