Comparative performance of silicon and gallium arsenide solar cells on a high altitude sounding rocketThe use of sounding rockets for calibrating solar cells offers two principal advantages: (1) there is no effect due to the terrestrial atmosphere, and (2) the cells are recoverable immediately after the calibration. On March 30, 1976, 29 n/p silicon and four p/n gallium arsenide solar cells were calibrated in space and successfully recovered from a NASA-Astrobee F rocket that reached a peak altitude of 230 km. Approximately 75 IV characteristic curves were generated for 32 of the cells to an accuracy of plus or minus 0.2 ma and plus or minus 0.2 mV.
Document ID
19770046726
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Thomas, N. L. (Lockheed Missiles and Space Co., Inc. Sunnyvale, Calif., United States)
Chisel, D. M. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1977
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Meeting Information
Meeting: Seminar on Optics in solar energy utilization II