Title :
Status of Photovoltaic Solar Energy Converters
Author_Institution :
Spacecraft Technology Div., NASA, Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
Abstract :
Solar cells will dominate the spacecraft power generation field into the 1970´s. Power requirements have increased from the few hundred milliwatts of Vanguard I to the one kilowatt of the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory. This paper discusses the state of the art in solar cells and their modules and mountings; discusses improvements needed, and estimates the future for these devices.
Keywords :
Costs; Gallium arsenide; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Power system reliability; Silicon; Solar energy; Solar power generation; Space technology; Space vehicles; Converter; gallium; generator; photo-voltaic; power; silicon; solar cell;
Journal_Title :
Aerospace and Electronic Systems, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TAES.1965.4501647
