FLEXIBLE INTEGRATED SOLAR CELL ARRAY.
Abstract
The eighth quarter activity described in this report included the completion of environmental tests on the FISCA mechanical model, preliminary qualification tests on conventional 2 x 2 cm cell array segments, humidity tests on the SP-1E dendritic cell array segment, and efficiency measurements for a sample of drift-field dendritic cells. Three candidate designs were also completed for FISCA flight units. The mechanical model successfully passed both a vibration and an acoustic noise test at Titan IIIC qualification levels. Sample array segments, fabricated using 4 and 8 mil thick, 2 x 2 cm cells, also passed a Titan IIIC vibration test. A visual inspection after 408 hours of high humidity exposure at elevated temperatures revealed no damage to the SP-1E array. Electrical performance test results are not yet available. Sunlight performance measurements were conducted at Table Mountain for a sample of dendritic drift-field cells. A drift-field primary standard was used as a reference. Conversion efficiencies as high as 11 percent (AMO, 140 mw/sq cm, 25 C, 90 percent active area factor) were measured. Based on the convention of not excluding collector grids from the active area, the peak efficiency measured was 10.6 percent (i.e., 93 percent active area factor, AMO, 140 mw/sq cm, 25 C). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0815664
Entities
People
- Eiji L. Suenaga
- H. Thomas
- L. Ballew
- Preston S. Dupont
- V. Terkun
Organizations
- Hughes Aircraft Company