European Roadmap of Multijunction Solar Cells and Qualification Status

Author

Strobl, G. F X ; Bergunde, T. ; Kostler, W. ; Kern, R. ; Meusel, M. ; LaRoche, G. ; Zimmermann, W. ; Bett, A.W. ; Dimroth, F. ; Geens, W. ; Taylor, S. ; Fernandez, E. ; Gerlach, L. ; Signorini, C. ; Hey, G.

Author_Institution

RWE Space Solar Power GmbH, Heilbronn

Volume

2

fYear

2006

fDate

38838

Firstpage

1793

Lastpage

1796

Abstract

A program for the development and qualification of advanced triple-junction space solar cells in Europe was initiated and supported by the European Space Agency ESA (contracts No. 18767/04/NL/FM "development of next generation GaAs-based multijunction solar cells" and No. 18118/04/NL/US "space qualification of European triple-junction solar cell RWE-3G") and the national German Zentrum fuer Luft- und Raumfahrt e.V. DLR (contract No. 50JR0442 "triple, quadruple and sextuple solar cells for space applications"). RWE Space Solar Power (D) is leading a research and development consortium including Fraunhofer-SE (D), Umicore (B), Galileo Avionica (I) and Astrium (D). The paper presents results of the work of these programs, in which triple junction solar cells with AM0-efficiencies of up to 30% are developed

Keywords

III-V semiconductors; gallium arsenide; semiconductor junctions; silicon; solar cells; space power generation; AM0 efficiencies; Astrium; ESA; European Space Agency; European triple-junction space solar cells; Fraunhofer-SE; GaAs; GaAs-based multijunction solar cells; Galileo Avionica; RWE Space Solar Power; Umicore; quadruple solar cells; sextuple solar cells; Aerospace electronics; Circuits; Contracts; Europe; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Qualifications; Solar energy; Space power stations; Advanced solar cells; high efficiency; multijunction; radiation tolerant; reverse protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279839

Filename

4060005