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The uosat-5 solar cell experiment: first year in orbit
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Goodbody, C. |
| Copyright Year | 1993 |
| Description | The results for the first year in orbit of the DRA solar cell experiment flying on the Surrey University UoSAT-5 satellite are described. Several problems were identified with the measured data, which are discussed along with the techniques used to remove or minimize the effect of the problems. After 1 year in orbit the majority of the cells flying on the experiment have undergone little or no degradation. The exception to this are all the ITO/InP cells, supplied by two different manufacturers, they are showing more degradation than the GaAs cells. This result is unexpected and currently unexplainable. It will be necessary to retrieve data from the experiment for several years to obtain the best results due to the relatively benign radiation environment. |
| File Size | 454408 |
| Page Count | 9 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19940006937 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t3xt0mw0c |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1993-05-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Energy Production And Conversion Solar Cells Degradation Radiation Effects Gallium Arsenides Indium Phosphides Spaceborne Experiments Radiation Tolerance Radiation Damage Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
