NDLI: Solar array development for the surface of Mars

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Mardesich, N. Dawson, S. Rapp, D. Spence, B.R. White, S.F. Sharps, P. Aiken, D. Edmondson, K. King, R.R.
Copyright Year	2003
Description	Author affiliation: Jet Propulsion Lab., Pasadena, CA, USA (Mardesich, N.; Dawson, S.; Rapp, D.)
Abstract	JPL's missions to Mars have revealed factors that have an adverse impact on the performance of Mars Surface Solar Arrays. These factors include a spectrum shift toward the red wavelengths, atmospheric scattering and absorption and accumulation of Mars surface dust on arrays. All of these factors will reduce the power generated from state of the art triple junction solar cells designed for Earth orbiting satellites. This paper will report the results of JPL-supported work conducted by US solar array manufacturers to increase the performance of solar arrays for future Mars surface missions. JPL awarded four vendors contracts to evaluate methods of improving power generation on the surface of Mars. These four contracts cover the redesign of the existing triple junction solar cell, modifying solar simulator output to match the Mars surface spectrum and techniques to control or remove dust from the surface of the arrays. The methodology and results of this evaluation will be presented in this paper.
Starting Page	789
Ending Page	792
File Size	338799
Page Count	4
File Format	PDF
ISBN	4990181603
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2003-05-11
Publisher Place	Japan
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	PVSEC Advisory Committee
Subject Keyword	Mars Solar power generation Photovoltaic cells Contracts Atmospheric waves Scattering Absorption Surface waves Power generation Earth
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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