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Multijunction Solar Cells Optimized for the Mars Surface Solar SpectrumThis paper gives an update on the performance of the Mars Exploration Rovers (MER) which have been continually performing for more than 3 years beyond their original 90-day missions. The paper also gives the latest results on the optimization of a multijunction solar cell that is optimized to give more power on the surface of Mars.
Document ID
20080008150
Acquisition Source
Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
External Source(s)
hdl:2014/40575
Authors
Edmondson, Kenneth M. (Spectrolab, Inc. Sylmar, CA, United States)
Fetzer, Chris (Spectrolab, Inc. Sylmar, CA, United States)
Karam, Nasser H. (Spectrolab, Inc. Sylmar, CA, United States)
Stella, Paul (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mardesich, Nick (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Mueller, Robert (Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Tech. Pasadena, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
September 25, 2007
Subject Category
Lunar And Planetary Science And Exploration
Meeting Information
Meeting: 20th Space Photovoltaic Research and Technology (SPRAT)
Location: Cleveland, OH
Country: United States
Start Date: September 25, 2007
End Date: September 27, 2007
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: JPL-1268631
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other
Keywords
Mars optimized solar cells
solar power
Mars surface

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