Title :
Designing cascade cells with specified radiation tolerance
Author :
Chu, C.L. ; Iles, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Appl. Solar Energy Corp., City of Industry, CA, USA
Abstract :
The authors discuss the methods proposed to increase the radiation resistance of cascade space power solar cells. Using experimental results and simple modeling, they discuss some rules which guide the selection of cascade solar cells with specified radiation resistance
Keywords :
photovoltaic power systems; radiation effects; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device testing; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; cascade solar cells; experimental results; modeling; radiation resistance; radiation tolerance; space power; Electrons; Indium phosphide; Lattices; Optical materials; Photonic band gap; Radiation effects; Semiconductor materials; Solar power generation; Stacking; Voltage;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, 1994., Conference Record of the Twenty Fourth. IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference - 1994, 1994 IEEE First World Conference on
Conference_Location :
Waikoloa, HI
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-1460-3
DOI :
10.1109/WCPEC.1994.521639
