• DocumentCode
    1567945
  • Title

    Influence of Solar Cell Shape, Interconnect Shape, and Coverglass Coatings on Solar Array Arcing Parameters

  • Author

    Likar, Justin J. ; Bogorad, Alexander L. ; Vayner, Boris V. ; Galofaro, Joel T.

  • Author_Institution
    Lockheed Martin Commercial Space Syst., Martin
  • Volume
    0
  • fYear
    2007
  • Firstpage
    26
  • Lastpage
    29
  • Abstract
    Arc inception voltage studies have been performed on several common solar cell types. Results yielded quantitatively significant findings indicating specific designs are susceptible to arc inception at bias voltages readily achievable at near Earth orbits.
  • Keywords
    arcs (electric); solar cell arrays; arc inception voltage; bias voltages; coverglass coatings; interconnect shape; solar array arcing parameters; solar cell shape; Coatings; Integrated circuit interconnections; Low earth orbit satellites; Photovoltaic cells; Plasma diagnostics; Shape; Solar power generation; Space vehicles; Telephony; Voltage;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radiation Effects Data Workshop, 2007 IEEE
  • Conference_Location
    Honolulu, HI
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-1464-2
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/REDW.2007.4342535
  • Filename
    4342535
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1567945