DocumentCode
2441992
Title
Rigid type solar array panels [for space power]
Author
Horie, Taku ; Okubo, Mitsuru ; Goto, Masayoshi
Author_Institution
Commercial Satellite Dept., Mitsubishi Electr. Corp., Kamakura, Japan
fYear
1997
fDate
29 Sep-3 Oct 1997
Firstpage
1023
Lastpage
1025
Abstract
There are two types of solar cells arrays for space power use under production for the international commercial satellite market. One is made from single crystal silicon that has been used since early state of satellite development. The other is a GaAs solar cell made from GaAs on a Ge wafer substrate. This paper compares these solar cells from the point of the solar panel performances and cost
Keywords
III-V semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; germanium; silicon; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; GaAs-Ge; Si; commercial satellites; cost; performance; rigid-type solar array panels; solar cells; space power; Building integrated photovoltaics; Costs; Diodes; Gallium arsenide; Optical arrays; Photovoltaic cells; Protection; Satellite broadcasting; Silicon; Voltage;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1997., Conference Record of the Twenty-Sixth IEEE
Conference_Location
Anaheim, CA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3767-0
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.1997.654263
Filename
654263
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