NDLI: Increasing the TRL level of new PV technologies using modular solar panels

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Walmsley, N. Stern, T. Wilt, D.
Copyright Year	2012
Description	Author affiliation: Air Force Research Laboratories, Kirtland Air Force Base, NM, USA (Wilt, D.) \|\| Vanguard Space Technologies, San Diego, CA, USA (Walmsley, N.; Stern, T.)
Abstract	Implementing new solar panel technology is often hampered by the difficulty in obtaining flight heritage and integrating experimental technology into conventional panels. Modular solar panel technology overcomes this limitations by allowing substitution of an experimental module into a modular flight arrays using mostly conventional modules. The approach also allows the benefits of full-scale testing when test article sizes are limited, and easier repairability by allowing damaged modules to be unplugged and repaired off-line. The Modular Solar Array with Integrated Construction (MOSAIC) technology described in this paper is being flight tested on an experiment called MATRS (Modular Array Technology for Reconfigurable Spacecraft). The flight test unit includes modules with conventional space cells, as well as advanced modules incorporating 4-junction IMM cells to demonstrate the ease of ground integration and replacement of the modular approach, incorporation of experimental modules in flight, and life cycle performance.
Starting Page	002835
Ending Page	002839
File Size	895311
Page Count	5
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781467300643
ISSN	01608371
e-ISBN	9781467300667
DOI	10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318181
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2012-06-03
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Space vehicles Hardware Photovoltaic cells Fasteners Schedules Maintenance engineering Solar power generation Thin Film Devices Modular Construction Photovoltaic Cells and Systems Reconfigurable Architecture Solar Power Generation Space Vehicles
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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