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Amorphous silicon photovoltaic modules and test devices design, fabrication and testing
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Vanleeuwen, M. |
| Copyright Year | 1985 |
| Description | In July of 1984, Hughes and JPL initiated a contract for Hughes to design, fabricate and test 10 thin film Amorphous Silicon (a-Si) photovoltaic power modules. These modules were to be 1 ft x 4 ft in size. They were to be preceded by the delivery of 10 a-Si 4 in. square test devices. This effort is very timely since thin film PV development has progressed to the point where intermediate load power applications are on the horizon. It is important to know if current a-Si submodule design and manufacturing processes yield a product that is compatible with the packaging needed to meet a 20 to 30 year life span expectancy. The term submodule is assigned to an interconnected assembly of 28 a-Si cells deposited on a 1 foot square glass superstrate. These assemblies are equipped with electrical terminations, i.e., copper tabs at the four corners of the inverted submodules. It is these submodules that are to be interconnected and packaged into power modules, as opposed to the interconnected individual crystalline cells packaged into todays PV modules. A discussion of the fabrication methods and results follows. |
| File Size | 1656806 |
| Page Count | 14 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860003301 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t7tn23m37 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1985-10-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Thin Films Fabrication Performance Tests Photovoltaic Cells Solar Energy Conversion Electric Terminals Modules Life Durability Amorphous Silicon Amorphous Materials Coatings Design Analysis Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
