Download or read book Monolithic and Mechanical Multijunction Space Solar Cells written by Raj K. Jain and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Monolithic and Mechanical Multijunction Space Solar Cells written by National Aeronautics and Space Adm Nasa and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2018-12-29 with total page 30 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: High-efficiency, lightweight, radiation-resistant solar cells are essential to meet the large power requirements of future space missions. Single-junction cells are limited in efficiency. Higher cell efficiencies could be realized by developing multijunction, multibandgap solar cells. Monolithic and mechanically stacked tandem solar cells surpassing single-junction cell efficiencies have been fabricated. This article surveys the current status of monolithic and mechanically stacked multibandgap space solar cells, and outlines problems yet to be resolved. The monolithic and mechanically stacked cells each have their own problems related to size, processing, current and voltage matching, weight, and other factors. More information is needed on the effect of temperature and radiation on the cell performance. Proper reference cells and full-spectrum range simulators are also needed to measure efficiencies correctly. Cost issues are not addressed, since the two approaches are still in the developmental stage. Jain, Raj K. and Flood, Dennis J. Glenn Research Center NASA-TM-105832, E-7009-1, NAS 1.15:105832 RTOP 506-41-11...
Download or read book Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports written by and published by . This book was released on 1995 with total page 702 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics written by Augustin McEvoy and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2003-10-30 with total page 1015 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As part of the growing sustainable and renewable energy movement, the design, manufacture and use of photovoltaic devices is increasing in pace and frequency. The Handbook of Photovoltaics will be a 'benchmark' publication for those involved in the design, manufacture and use of these devices. The Handbook covers the principles of solar cell function, the raw materials, photovoltaic systems, standards, calibration, testing, economics and case studies. The editors have assembled a cast of internationally-respected contributors from industry and academia. The report is essential reading for: Physicists, electronic engineers, designers of systems, installers, architects, policy-makers relating to photovoltaics.
Download or read book McEvoy s Handbook of Photovoltaics written by Soteris Kalogirou and published by Academic Press. This book was released on 2017-08-24 with total page 1341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics, Third Edition, is a 'benchmark' publication for those involved in the design, manufacture and use of these devices. This fully revised handbook includes brand new sections on smart grids, net metering and the modeling of photovoltaic systems, as well as fully revised content on developments in photovoltaic applications, the economics of PV manufacturing and updated chapters on solar cell function, raw materials, photovoltaic standards, calibration and testing, all with new examples and case studies. The editor has assembled internationally-respected contributors from industry and academia around the world to make this a truly global reference. It is essential reading for electrical engineers, designers of systems, installers, architects, policymakers and physicists working with photovoltaics. Presents a cast of international experts from industry and academia to ensure the highest quality information from multiple stakeholder perspectives Covers all things photovoltaics, from the principles of solar cell function and their raw materials, to the installation and design of full photovoltaic systems Includes case studies, practical examples, and reports on the latest advances and worldwide applications
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Download or read book Solar Cells written by Tom Markvart and published by Elsevier. This book was released on 2004-12-15 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The capture and use of solar energy has been growing for many years, but only in recent times have advances in design and manufacture allowed us to see the incorporation of solar energy as a significant player in the renewable energy arena. Solar cells are at the heart of any photovoltaic system and in this book the various types are described and their characteristics reviewed. Going beyond materials, design and function, ‘Solar Cells’ also covers their testing, monitoring and calibration thus providing a comprehensive account of current activity in this important field of research and industry. ‘Solar Cells’ has been abstracted from the recent ‘Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics’ by the same editors (ISBN 185617 3909. 2003: Elsevier) Internationally-respected contributors from industry and academia Abstracted from ‘The Practical Handbook of Photovoltaics' by the same Editors A comprehensive source-book on all aspects of solar cells
Download or read book Large Space Structures Systems in the Space Station Era written by and published by . This book was released on 1991 with total page 688 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Monolithic Crystalline Multijunction Solar Cell Development and Analysis at the US Air Force Research Laboratory written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 13 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As satellite payload electrical power system requirements continue to grow, satellite systems employing flat panel arrays have reached limits set by either on-orbit dynamics that limit the size and shape of the deployed array, mass contraints set by the launch vehicle, or by the limits set by the volume constraints of the launch shroud. This has caused several satellite programs to approach power margin limits early in the design cycle, and to either compromise on satellite capabilities or perform costly redesigns. A very leveraging parameter for raising satellite power levels and reducing costs is the efficiency of the solar cells employed by satellite systems. State of the art efficiencies have reached 26.5% efficiency at load, and 30.1% for prototype cells, and solar arrays using GaAs based multijunction solar cells have achieved deployed solar array power densities of 70 W/kg and stowed volume power densities of 8 kW/m?sup 3). A simplified approach to the unwieldy dark current electrical analysis of multijunction solar cells has been developed, correlated with the performance of dual and triple junction solar cells, and explains ideality factors and reverse saturation currents that appear large. It was found that introducing a fourth junction with modest performance could raise the efficiency of multijunction solar cells to 31.5% efficiency at load, raise total power levels to 22 kW, raise the power densities to 100 W/kg and 9 kW/m?sup 3! with no impact to the configuration or operation of stellite solar arrays.
Download or read book High Efficient Low Cost Photovoltaics written by Vesselinka Petrova-Koch and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bird's-eye view of the developmental trends and problems of recent photovoltaics is presented. The worldwide effort to develop high-efficiency low-cost PV modules, making use of most efficient solar cells and clever low-cost solar concentrators is described.
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Download or read book Advanced Solar Cells for Satellite Power Systems written by National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-10 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The multiple natures of today's space missions with regard to operational lifetime, orbital environment, cost and size of spacecraft, to name just a few, present such a broad range of performance requirements to be met by the solar array that no single design can suffice to meet them all. The result is a demand for development of specialized solar cell types that help to optimize overall satellite performance within a specified cost range for any given space mission. Historically, space solar array performance has been optimized for a given mission by tailoring the features of silicon solar cells to account for the orbital environment and average operating conditions expected during the mission. It has become necessary to turn to entirely new photovoltaic materials and device designs to meet the requirements of future missions, both in the near and far term. This paper will outline some of the mission drivers and resulting performance requirements that must be met by advanced solar cells, and provide an overview of some of the advanced cell technologies under development to meet them. The discussion will include high efficiency, radiation hard single junction cells; monolithic and mechanically stacked multiple bandgap cells; and thin film cells. Flood, Dennis J. and Weinberg, Irving Glenn Research Center NASA-TM-106777, E-9229, NAS 1.15:106777 RTOP 233-01-0A...
Download or read book Physical Model and Applications of High Efficiency Electro Optical Conversion Devices written by Feng Chi and published by Frontiers Media SA. This book was released on 2022-02-02 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Photovoltaic Conversion of Concentrated Sunlight written by V. M. Andreev and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1997-10-31 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recent achievements in sunlight concentration techniques have increased the potential of solar power as a viable source of renewable energy. Through its critical analysis of current methods, Photovoltaic Conversion of Concentrated Sunlight provides a comprehensive treatment of the issues involved in the creation of an efficient and cost-effective sustainable power resource. The authors introduce significant new original research and offer an insight into previously inaccessible Russian studies. Logically structured, the text presents both theoretical and practical advances in the field. Features include: Discussion of fabrication problems for both terrestrial and space photovoltaic installations Investigation of the impact of resistive losses on the operation of solar cells and new procedures for measuring components of internal resistance Explanation of the semiconductor physics underlying photovoltaics Examination of the most efficient concentrator solar cell structures and materials plus exploration of ways to improve cell performance Original theoretical and experimental results on luminescence phenomena in concentrator cells Useful measurement techniques for the determination of diagnostic cell parameters Analysis of energy characteristics of photovoltaic installations with high and low concentration ratios An invaluable asset to industrialists and academics concerned with semiconductors and photovoltaics, this book will also serve environmental scientists through its examination of the problems associated with large-scale use of this ecological technology.
