Title :
A facility for space calibration and measurement of solar cells on the International Space Station
Author :
Landis, Geoffrey A. ; Jenkins, Phillip ; Sexton, J. Andrew ; Scheiman, David ; Christie, Robert ; Charpie, James ; Gerber, Scott S. ; Johnson, D. Bruce ; Bailey, Sheila G.
Author_Institution :
Ohio Aerospace Inst., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
The Photovoltaic Engineering Testbed (“PET”) is a facility to be flown on the International Space Station to perform calibration, measurement, and qualification of solar cells in the space environment and then returning the cells to Earth for laboratory use. PET will allow rapid-turnaround testing of new photovoltaic technology under AM0 conditions
Keywords :
aerospace test facilities; aerospace testing; calibration; semiconductor device measurement; semiconductor device testing; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; space vehicles; AM0 conditions; International Space Station; Photovoltaic Engineering Testbed facility; photovoltaic technology; qualification; rapid-turnaround testing; solar cells calibration; solar cells measurement; space environment; Calibration; Extraterrestrial measurements; International Space Station; Performance evaluation; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic systems; Qualifications; Solar power generation; Space technology; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5772-8
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2000.916142
