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Photovoltaic Cell Operation on MarsThe Martian surface environment provides peculiar challenges for the operation of solar arrays: low temperature, solar flux with a significant scattered component that varies in intensity and spectrum with the amount of suspended atmospheric dust, and the possibility of performance loss due to dust deposition on the array surface. This paper presents theoretical analyses of solar cell performance on the surface of Mars and measurements of cells under Martian conditions.
Document ID
20050198947
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Landis, Geoffrey A.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Kerslake, Thomas
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Jenkins, Phillip P.
(Ohio Aerospace Inst. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Scheiman, David A.
(Ohio Aerospace Inst. Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
September 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2004
Subject Category
Spacecraft Propulsion And Power
Report/Patent Number
E-14870
Meeting Information
Meeting: 19th European Photovoltaic Solar Energy Power Conference
Location: Paris
Country: France
Start Date: June 7, 2004
End Date: June 11, 2004
Sponsors: National Renewable Energy Lab.
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 22-759-20-01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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