DocumentCode
3381376
Title
Damaging effects of arcing on solar array surfaces
Author
Vayner, Boris ; Ferguson, Dale ; Galofaro, Joel
Author_Institution
Ohio Aerospace Institute, Cleveland, 44142, USA
fYear
2008
fDate
11-16 May 2008
Firstpage
1
Lastpage
3
Abstract
Several different brands of solar cells and conventionally designed solar array samples were tested under simulated Low Earth Orbit and Geosynchronous Orbit conditions. The threshold parameters were determined for the inception of primary discharges and sustained arcs. These tests allow choosing a solar array design that provides the best suppression for differential charging-induced arcing.
Keywords
Electrons; Low earth orbit satellites; Plasma density; Plasma measurements; Plasma simulation; Plasma temperature; Probes; Space vehicles; Testing; Vacuum arcs;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2008. PVSC '08. 33rd IEEE
Conference_Location
San Diego, CA, USA
ISSN
0160-8371
Print_ISBN
978-1-4244-1640-0
Electronic_ISBN
0160-8371
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/PVSC.2008.4922712
Filename
4922712
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