DocumentCode
1463834
Title
Some thermal considerations on the use of solar cells in space vehicles
Author
Howson, R.P. ; Roberts, D.H. ; Wilson, B.L.H.
Volume
22
Issue
6
fYear
1961
fDate
12/1/1961 12:00:00 AM
Firstpage
519
Lastpage
525
Abstract
The dependence of solar cell characteristics on temperature is demonstrated. The radiation balance of solar cells in space is then discussed for different configurations of the cell assembly and for different orbits and it is shown that these can have considerable influence. Means of achieving temperature stabilization are described. The value of surface coatings is discussed briefly.
Keywords
artificial satellites; photoelectric cells; power supplies to apparatus;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Radio Engineers, Journal of the British Institution of
Publisher
iet
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/jbire.1961.0151
Filename
5259877
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