On-Orbit Annealing of Gallium Arsenide Solar Cell Arrays

Abstract

A complete experimental package is developed for the acquisition of current voltage curves and the annealing of Gallium Arsenide solar cells and arrays of cells. This package is designed to be placed aboard a wide variety of satellite buses and to operate with little interface to the satellite system. Keywords: Solar cell; GaAs cell; Digital design; Solar cell annealing.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA212087

Entities

People

  • Robert S. Sommers

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Bipolar Junction Transistors
  • Circuit Boards
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Acquisition
  • Electrical Engineering
  • Gallium Arsenides
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Personal Computers
  • Satellite Buses
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Energy
  • Solar Panels
  • Space Environments
  • Spacecraft

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Integrated Circuit Design and Technology.
  • Materials Science and Engineering.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites