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High-altitude air mass zero calibration of solar cells
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Snyder, David B. Woodyard, James R. |
| Copyright Year | 2005 |
| Description | Air mass zero calibration of solar cells has been carried out for several years by NASA Glenn Research Center using a Lear-25 aircraft and Langley plots. The calibration flights are carried out during early fall and late winter when the tropopause is at the lowest altitude. Measurements are made starting at about 50,000 feet and continue down to the tropopause. A joint NASA/Wayne State University program called Suntracker is underway to explore the use of weather balloon and communication technologies to characterize solar cells at elevations up to about 100 kft. The balloon flights are low-cost and can be carried out any time of the year. AMO solar cell characterization employing the mountaintop, aircraft and balloon methods are reviewed. Results of cell characterization with the Suntracker are reported and compared with the NASA Glenn Research Center aircraft method. |
| File Size | 560711 |
| Page Count | 18 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20050206364 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t1mh2kg97 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2005-04-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Solar Physics Solar Cells Nasa Programs High Altitude Calibrating Tropopause Air Masses University Program Balloon Flight Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
