Photovoltaic Array Space Power Plus Diagnostics (PASP Plus) Experiment.

Abstract

The Photovoltaic Array Space Power Plus Diagnostics (PASP Plus) experiment flew on the Advanced Photovoltaic and Electronics Experiments (APEX) spacecraft and operated from August 1994 to June 1996. It collected information on parasitic current collection at high positive bias, negative potential arcing at high negative bias, and long-term radiation damage on 12 different solar cell technologies. This report summarizes the results from this experiment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA331959

Entities

People

  • D. A. Guidice
  • D. C. Ferguson
  • D. E. Hastings
  • H. B. Curtis
  • V. A. Davis

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Data Sets
  • Detectors
  • Electric Fields
  • Electron Emission
  • Energy
  • Energy Transfer
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Measurement
  • Radiation
  • Radiation Effects
  • Satellite Buses
  • Solar Cells
  • Solar Panels
  • Space Systems
  • Spacecraft
  • Surface Properties

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Electrical Engineering
  • Energy Conservation and Renewable Energy Engineering.
  • Oceanography.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster