Title :
Lunar dust interactions with photovoltaic arrays
Author :
Katzan, Cynthia M. ; Stidham, Curtis R.
Author_Institution :
Sverdrup Technol Inc., Cleveland, OH, USA
Abstract :
Significant accumulations of lunar dust on sensitive power system components, particularly photovoltaic arrays, can be expected. The dust accumulation for a future lunar excursion vehicle scenario is estimated and correlated to cell performance as a function of time. The penalties may be substantial, especially for arrays within 1.5 km of the landing site. As particle adhesive forces in the lunar environment are expected to be significant, a defensive strategy is recommended to preserve array performance integrity
Keywords :
dust; solar cell arrays; space vehicle power plants; dust accumulation; lunar dust; lunar excursion vehicle; particle adhesive forces; photovoltaic arrays; power system components; Electrostatics; Humans; Moon; Performance analysis; Photovoltaic systems; Power system analysis computing; Power system measurements; Power system modeling; Soil; Solar power generation;
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.1991.169464
