DocumentCode
3149456
Title
A new proton irradiation facility to investigate the effect of test conditions on solar cell degradation
Author
Goodbody, Chris ; Kimber, Richard ; Sugden, Stephen
Author_Institution
Defence Res. Agency, Farnborough, UK
fYear
1996
fDate
13-17 May 1996
Firstpage
223
Lastpage
226
Abstract
This paper presents a new proton irradiation facility for the study of radiation damage in space solar cells over a wide range of test conditions. It describes the capabilities of the facility and the results from the first series of irradiations under different temperature and illumination conditions
Keywords
photovoltaic power systems; proton effects; semiconductor device testing; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; test facilities; illumination conditions; proton irradiation facility; solar cell degradation; space solar cells; temperature conditions; test conditions; Degradation; Electrons; Linear particle accelerator; Nitrogen; Particle accelerators; Photovoltaic cells; Proton accelerators; Space technology; Temperature; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 1996., Conference Record of the Twenty Fifth IEEE
Conference_Location
Washington, DC
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3166-4
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.1996.563987
Filename
563987
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