• DocumentCode
    1145304
  • Title

    Summary of European Solar Cell Activities

  • Author

    Curtin, Denis J. ; Eakins, Thomas C.

  • Author_Institution
    Communications Satellite Corporation Clarksburg, Md. 20734
  • Issue
    4
  • fYear
    1971
  • fDate
    7/1/1971 12:00:00 AM
  • Firstpage
    595
  • Lastpage
    605
  • Abstract
    A review of activities in the solar cell field by the European manufacturers and agencies is presented. These activities include considerable efforts in research, development, and production of solar cells, covers, and solar cell arrays. Details of the qualification and use of European cells and covers on the Intelsat IV program are presented.
  • Keywords
    Aircraft manufacture; Artificial satellites; Europe; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic cells; Production; Qualifications; Research and development; Satellite broadcasting; Silicon;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Journal_Title
    Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • ISSN
    0018-9251
  • Type

    jour

  • DOI
    10.1109/TAES.1971.310401
  • Filename
    4103767