Results of accelerated thermal cycle tests of solar cells modulesVarious candidate solar panel designs were evaluated, both theoretically and experimentally, with respect to their thermal cycling survival capability, and in particular with respect to an accelerated simulation of thermal cycles representative of Viking '75 mission requirements. The experimental results were obtained on 'mini-panels' thermally cycled in a newly installed automated test facility herein described. The resulting damage was analyzed physically and theoretically, and on the basis of these analyses the panel design was suitably modified to significantly improve its ability to withstand the thermal environment. These successful modifications demonstrate the value of the complementary theoretical-experimental approach adopted, and discussed in detail in this paper.
Document ID
19780027051
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Berman, P. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mueller, R. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Salama, M. (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Yasui, R. (California Institute of Technology, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena Calif., United States)