Title :
On-orbit performance of CRRES/HESP experiment
Author :
Powe, J.S. ; Ralph, E.L. ; Wolff, G. ; Trumble, T.M.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Co., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite (CRRES) was launched into an elliptical orbit on 25 July 1990. Onboard was the High-efficiency Solar Panel (HESP) experiment. This experiment was designed to evaluate the radiation resistance characteristics of advanced gallium arsenide (GaAs) solar cells under various environmental conditions and thermal annealing treatments. A description is presented of the experiment and the data taken within the first 30 days after launch
Keywords :
III-V semiconductors; aerospace testing; gallium arsenide; semiconductor device testing; solar cell arrays; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; CRRES; Combined Release and Radiation Effects Satellite; GaAs; HESP; High-efficiency Solar Panel; aerospace testing; artificial satellites; performance; radiation resistance characteristics; solar cells; space power; thermal annealing; Annealing; Gallium arsenide; Germanium; Laboratories; Photovoltaic cells; Satellites; Silicon; Substrates; Thermal resistance; Welding;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE
Conference_Location :
Las Vegas, NV
Print_ISBN :
0-87942-636-5
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.1991.169438
