Title :
NASDA´s space solar cell: ground test data and flight data
Author :
Kawasaki, O. ; Yamamoto, Y. ; Matsuda, S.
Author_Institution :
Space Subsyst. & Technol. Dept., Nat. Space Dev. Agency of Japan, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the performance of NASDA´s space solar cell. First, we review the history of NASDA´s Si and GaAs solar cell development. Second, we present the flight data from the Solar Cell Monitor (SCM) on Engineering Test Satellite-V (ETS-V) launched on 27 August 1987. Finally, we discuss the radiation tolerance of solar cells
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aerospace testing; elemental semiconductors; gallium arsenide; photovoltaic power systems; radiation hardening; semiconductor device testing; semiconductor materials; silicon; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; ETS-V; Engineering Test Satellite-V; GaAs; GaAs solar cells; NASDA; Si; Si solar cells; Solar Cell Monitor; flight data; ground test data; radiation hardness; radiation tolerance; space solar cell; Contracts; Extraterrestrial measurements; Gallium arsenide; History; Materials testing; Monitoring; Photovoltaic cells; Satellite broadcasting; Solar energy; Space technology;
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.1994.521666
