NDLI: ER-2 high altitude solar cell calibration flights

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Myers, M. Wolford, D. Snyder, D. Piszczor, M.
Copyright Year	2015
Description	Author affiliation: NASA Glenn Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA (Myers, M.; Wolford, D.; Snyder, D.; Piszczor, M.)
Abstract	Evaluation of space photovoltaics using ground-based simulators requires primary standard cells which have been characterized in a space or near-space environment. Due to the high cost inherent in testing cells in space, most primary standards are tested on high altitude fixed wing aircraft or balloons. The ER-2 test platform is the latest system developed by the Glenn Research Center (GRC) for near-space photovoltaic characterization. This system offers several improvements over GRC's current Learjet platform including higher altitude, larger testing area, onboard spectrometers, and longer flight season. The ER-2 system was developed by GRC in cooperation with NASA's Armstrong Flight Research Center (AFRC) as well as partners at the Naval Research Laboratory and Air Force Research Laboratory. The system was designed and built between June and September of 2014, with the integration and first flights taking place at AFRC's Palmdale facility in October of 2014. Three flights were made testing cells from GRC as well as commercial industry partners. Cell performance data was successfully collected on all three flights as well as solar spectra. The data was processed using a Langley extrapolation method, and performance results showed a less than half a percent variation between flights, and less than a percent variation from GRC's current Learjet test platform.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	5
File Size	1105741
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File Format	PDF
e-ISBN	9781479979448
DOI	10.1109/PVSC.2015.7355844
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2015-06-14
Publisher Place	USA
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Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Temperature control Temperature measurement Standards Aircraft Ocean temperature Testing Electron tubes
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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