The COSMO Skymed Solar Array

Author

Ferrando, E. ; Rizzi, F. ; Hazan, D. ; Scorzafava, E. ; Combet, Y. ; Geyer, F. ; Flores, C. ; Campesato, R. ; Gabetta, G. ; Fatemi, N. ; Sharps, P. ; Clevenger, B.

Author_Institution

Galileo Avionica S.p.A., Nerviano

Volume

2

fYear

2006

fDate

38838

Firstpage

1990

Lastpage

1993

Abstract

COSMO-SkyMed Constellation allows to use a Earth Observation Satellites System in order to guarantee peculiar operations for both commercial/civil and military applications. In this context, the EPS architecture and design have a role of utmost importance. As far as the power generation is concerned, the use of high efficiency TJ solar cells represents the best solution in terms of "delivered power/mass ratio". The qualification campaigns, performed by CESI and EMCORE at solar cell level and by Galileo Avionica at assembly and sub-assembly level, show that all the components, material and processes used on the PVA are reliable for the COSMO-SkyMed mission

Keywords

artificial satellites; solar cells; CESI; COSMO-SkyMed Constellation; COSMO-SkyMed mission; EMCORE; Earth observation satellites system; Galileo Avionica; PVA; commercial-civil application; military application; solar cell; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft manufacture; Diodes; Gallium arsenide; Manufacturing; Photovoltaic cells; Protection; Remote sensing; Temperature; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Photovoltaic Energy Conversion, Conference Record of the 2006 IEEE 4th World Conference on

Conference_Location

Waikoloa, HI

Print_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Electronic_ISBN

1-4244-0017-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WCPEC.2006.279891

Filename

4060057