DocumentCode
3438245
Title
The future of space photovoltaics
Author
Bailey, Sheila ; McNatt, Jeremiah ; Raffaelle, Ryne ; Hubbard, Seth ; Forbes, David ; Fritzenmeier, Les ; Maurer, William
Author_Institution
NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
fYear
2009
fDate
7-12 June 2009
Abstract
A review of state-of-the-art solar cell efficiencies and their application to future space array utilization is discussed. New emerging technologies are presented and the impact on cost and efficiency is projected for space use.
Keywords
aerospace components; solar cells; space array utilization; space photovoltaics; state-of-the-art solar cell efficiency; Costs; Gallium arsenide; III-V semiconductor materials; NASA; Optical arrays; Photonic band gap; Photovoltaic cells; Space technology; Substrates; Transistors;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2009 34th IEEE
Conference_Location
Philadelphia, PA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-2949-3
Electronic_ISBN
0160-8371
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2009.5411122
Filename
5411122
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