Title :
Solar cell calibration for the Pico Satellite solar cell testbed (PSSC Testbed) space flight experiment
Author :
Simburger, Edward J. ; Liu, Simon ; Halpine, John ; Hinkley, David ; Rumsey, Daniel ; Swenson, James ; Granata, Jennifer ; Yoo, Henry
Author_Institution :
The Aerospace Corporation, USA
Abstract :
The results of this preflight calibration of the measurement electronics and the individual solar arrays will allow corrections to be made to flight data for determining the actual degradation of the test solar cells as a result of exposure to the space environment.
Keywords :
Aerospace electronics; Aerospace testing; Batteries; Calibration; Low earth orbit satellites; Photovoltaic cells; Satellite broadcasting; Space technology; Space vehicles; Wheels;
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1640-0
Electronic_ISBN :
0160-8371
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922708
