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Materials and techniques for spacecraft static charge control 2Results of exploratory development on the design, fabrication and testing of transparent conductive coatings, conductive bulk materials and grounding techniques for application to high resistivity spacecraft dielectric materials to obtain control of static charge buildup are presented. Deposition techniques for application of indium oxide, indium/tin oxide and other metal oxide films on Kapton, FEP Teflon, OSR and solar cell coverglasses discussed include RF and Magnetron sputtering and vapor deposition. Development, fabrication and testing of conductive glass tiles for OSR and solar cell coverglass applications is discussed. Several grounding techniques for rapid charge dissipation from the conductively coated polymer and glass dielectrics which were developed and tested in thermal cycled and electron plasma environments are described. The optical and electrical characterization and aging effects of these coatings, bulk materials and grounding techniques are reviewed as they apply to the performance of their design functions in a geosynchronous orbit environment.
Document ID
19790015863
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Schmidt, R. E.
(General Electric Co. Evendale, OH, United States)
Eagles, A. E.
(General Electric Co. Evendale, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1979
Publication Information
Publication: NASA. Lewis Res. Center Spacecraft Charging Technol., 1978
Subject Category
Spacecraft Design, Testing And Performance
Accession Number
79N24034
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: F33615-76-C-5258
CONTRACT_GRANT: F33615-76-C-5075
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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