NDLI: Investigation of the reverse biasing of solar cells in a space array

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Author	Kimber, R. Hill, R. Pearsall, N.M.
Copyright Year	1990
Description	Author affiliation: British Aerosp. Space Syst. Ltd., Stevenage, UK (Kimber, R.)
Abstract	The investigation of the reverse bias tolerance of a solar cell in a string is performed for cell types used on current designs of British Aerospace satellites. The test schedules used were chosen to represent worst-case reverse bias conditions due to shadowing, array switching, or fracturing of cells. Certain cells showed variations in magnitude of reverse current during the course of the test period. Some cells also showed a history effect, leading to difficulties in the long-term predictability of cell behavior. It is concluded that it is not satisfactory to base estimates of the effects of reverse biasing on cell characteristics measured over the very short time periods normal for automatic measurement systems. Some cell designs appear to have inherent instability in reverse bias, which shows itself only in measurements carried out over time periods of minutes or longer.
Starting Page	1282
Ending Page	1287
File Size	362387
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
DOI	10.1109/PVSC.1990.111819
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	1990-05-21
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Photovoltaic cells Shadow mapping Voltage Current measurement Silicon Circuit testing Satellites Aerospace testing Performance evaluation Velocity measurement
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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