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

fYear

1991

fDate

7-11 Oct 1991

Firstpage

1434

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 SiO_x 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; SiO_x 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;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1991., Conference Record of the Twenty Second IEEE

Conference_Location

Las Vegas, NV

Print_ISBN

0-87942-636-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/PVSC.1991.169442

Filename

169442