• DocumentCode
    3119068
  • 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
  • Volume
    2
  • fYear
    1994
  • fDate
    5-9 Dec 1994
  • Firstpage
    2116
  • 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;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • 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
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/WCPEC.1994.521639
  • Filename
    521639