Title :
The advanced solar cell orbit test (ASCOT) flight experiment
Author :
Marvin, Dean C. ; Gates, Mark
Author_Institution :
Aerospace Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
The purpose of the ASCOT flight experiment is to evaluate a number of advanced space solar cell designs for use in a high radiation, proton-dominated environment. The motivation for the experiment, the design of the experiment hardware, and a status report are presented
Keywords :
solar cells; space vehicle power plants; testing; ASCOT flight experiment; advanced solar cell orbit test; high radiation environment; proton-dominated environment; space solar cell designs; Aerospace testing; Degradation; Electrons; Hardware; Photovoltaic cells; Protons; Satellites; Silicon; Space technology; Space vehicles;
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.1991.169452
