Low cost solar array project production process and equipment task: a Module Experimental Process System Development Unit (MEPSDU)

Technical Report · Fri May 01 04:00:00 EDT 1981

OSTI ID:5374600

Several major modifications were made to the design presented at the PDR. The frame was deleted in favor of a frameless design which will provide a substantially improved cell packing factor. Potential shaded cell damage resulting from operation into a short circuit can be eliminated by a change in the cell series/parallel electrical interconnect configuration. The baseline process sequence defined for the MEPSON was refined and equipment design and specification work was completed. SAMICS cost analysis work accelerated, format A's were prepared and computer simulations completed. Design work on the automated cell interconnect station was focused on bond technique selection experiments.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Electric Corp., Pittsburgh, PA (USA)
• OSTI ID: 5374600
• Report Number(s): NASA-CR-164624
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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14 SOLAR ENERGY
140501* -- Solar Energy Conversion-- Photovoltaic Conversion
COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION
COST
DESIGN
DIRECT ENERGY CONVERTERS
ELECTRIC CONTACTS
ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT
ELECTRICAL FAULTS
EQUIPMENT
FUNCTIONAL MODELS
PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS
PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS
PROCESS DEVELOPMENT UNITS
SHADING
SIMULATION
SOLAR CELLS
SOLAR EQUIPMENT