DocumentCode :
3031682
Title :
Advancements in the development of thin film amorphous silicon space solar cell for the PowerSphere concept
Author :
Simburger, E.J. ; Matsumoto, James ; Garcia, Alexander, III ; Smith, Dennis ; Ross, Jasen ; Meshishnek, Michael ; Abraham, Meg ; Jeffery, Frank R. ; Gierow, P.A.
Author_Institution :
Aerosp. Corp., Los Angeles, CA, USA
fYear :
2000
fDate :
2000
Firstpage :
1053
Lastpage :
1056
Abstract :
The authors describe how the development of the PowerSphere concept over the last year focused on the design and fabrication of amorphous silicon solar cells that would meet the space environmental requirements. This is a cooperative effort between The Aerospace Corporation and Iowa Thin Film Technologies, Inc. Modifications to the terrestrial product line necessary to produce a thin film amorphous silicon solar cell suitable for space applications have been identified. A number of experiments have been performed in The Aerospace Corporation´s Laboratories to develop a more robust top contact to collect cell current for the otherwise terrestrial cell produced by Iowa Thin Film Technologies production line. The up-to-date results of this effort are presented in this paper
Keywords :
amorphous semiconductors; elemental semiconductors; semiconductor device manufacture; semiconductor thin films; silicon; solar cells; space vehicle power plants; Iowa Thin Film Technologies; PowerSphere space power concept; Si; The Aerospace Corporation; a-Si solar cells; development advances; production lines; space environmental requirements; thin film amorphous silicon space solar cell; Amorphous silicon; Appropriate technology; Drives; Laboratories; Low earth orbit satellites; Photovoltaic cells; Power systems; Semiconductor thin films; Space technology; Transistors;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Photovoltaic Specialists Conference, 2000. Conference Record of the Twenty-Eighth IEEE
Conference_Location :
Anchorage, AK
ISSN :
0160-8371
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5772-8
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/PVSC.2000.916068
Filename :
916068
Link To Document :
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