High Temperature Photovoltaics Silicone Adhesives for Venus SurfaceThe harsh environment at the surface of Venus, with a low solar intensity, red-rich solar spectrum, high temperatures, and a corrosive acid environment, makes it a challenging location to use photovoltaics. For the design of photovoltaic power generation for future missions to Venus, solar arrays that can function at high temperatures under low light intensity must be developed, and a significant difficulty in this is achieving a long lifetime without degradation under Venus conditions. One issue that must be addressed is the encapsulation to protect the solar cells from the environment, and most particularly the transparent adhesive affixing the coverglass to the cells. In this paper the factors affecting the reliability and degradation of transparent silicone adhesives under Venus conditions are discussed.
Document ID
20190004992
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Presentation
Authors
Katampe, Ibrahim (Central State Univ. Wilberforce, OH, United States)
Landis, Geoffrey A. (NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH, United States)
Date Acquired
May 6, 2019
Publication Date
October 19, 2018
Subject Category
Electronics And Electrical Engineering
Report/Patent Number
GRC-E-DAA-TN61341
Meeting Information
Meeting: Space Photovoltaic Research and Technology (SPRAT) Conference