NDLI: Solar array issues for a Space-Based Solar Power system

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Brandhorst, H.W. Ferguson, D.C.
Copyright Year	2011
Description	Author affiliation: Carbon-Free Energy, LLC, Auburn, AL, 36830 USA (Brandhorst, H.W.) \|\| U.S. Air Force Research Laboratory, Albuquerque, NM, 87117 USA (Ferguson, D.C.)
Abstract	Because of significant looming energy and environmental problems, interest has been reawakened in revisiting the concept of Space Based Solar Power (SBSP). SBSP satellite designs have been proposed with various configurations, and many authors have proposed the use of thin film arrays instead of the current III-V based multijunction solar cells. However, most of the environmental issues have not been addressed with thin film arrays (a-Si, CdTe, CIGS, MJ IMM, etc.). All these types of arrays will have to address the environmental issues as well as the practical issues of operating voltage and orbital constraints. In this paper we will discuss the following issues: array operating voltage, arcing, surface charging, temperature cycling, solar pressure, cell fill factors, radiation damage and configurations. We will also provide mitigation approaches for the most serious of these issues and their impact on the overall system.
Starting Page	001537
Ending Page	001542
File Size	573823
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424499663
ISSN	01608371
e-ISBN	9781424499656
DOI	10.1109/PVSC.2011.6186252
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2011-06-19
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Arrays Propulsion Photovoltaic cells Low earth orbit satellites Space vehicles Surface charging
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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