SOLAR ENERGY MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES

Abstract

This report describes a broad investigation whicb has been made of the subject of solar cell measurements. A portable tester has been designed and built which will enable an operator to determine the output of a solar cell power supply in space by analyzing output under conditions existing at either laboratory or field test sites. painstaking experimentation and analysis of many alternatives has resulted in recommended optimum instrumentation and procedures for measuring solar cells and for performing the calibrations required. Calibrated primary standard solar cells have been provided in terms of their absolute spectral response. Data has been accumulated on the operational parameters of many solar cells using optimized measurement procedures.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1963
Accession Number
AD0400559

Entities

People

  • Bernd Ross
  • D. B. Bickler

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Atmospheric Attenuation
  • Atmospheric Scattering
  • Coefficients
  • Diagrams
  • Electron Tubes
  • Light Sources
  • Measurement
  • P-N Junctions
  • Scattering
  • Semiconductors
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Radiation
  • Spacecraft
  • Standards
  • Water Vapor

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Solar Photovoltaics and Thermoelectric Devices.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites