Title :
LDEF spacecraft, ground laboratory, and computational modeling implications on Space Station Freedom´s solar array materials and surfaces durability
Author :
Banks, Bruce A. ; Rutledge, Sharon K. ; De Groh, Kim K. ; Auer, Bruce M. ; Mirtich, Michael J. ; Gebauer, Linda ; Hill, Carol M. ; Lebed, Richard F.
Author_Institution :
NASA Lewis Res. Center, Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
The low Earth orbital (LEO) durability of Space Station Freedom (SSF) solar cell array materials and surfaces is evaluated using results from the Long Duration Exposure Facility (LDEF), ground laboratory simulation tests, and Monte Carlo modeling. These results indicate that thin-film SiOx protective coatings are adequately durable to atomic oxygen, ultraviolet (UV) radiation, thermal cycling, and micrometeoroid or debris impact
Keywords :
Monte Carlo methods; aerospace test facilities; aerospace testing; semiconductor device models; semiconductor device testing; solar cell arrays; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; LDEF; LEO; Long Duration Exposure Facility; Monte Carlo modeling; SiOx protective coatings; Space Station Freedom; aerospace testing; modelling; solar cell array; space power; test facilities; thin films; Aircraft manufacture; Computational modeling; Laboratories; Low earth orbit satellites; Materials testing; Monte Carlo methods; Photovoltaic cells; Space stations; Space vehicles; Transistors;
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.1991.169442
