Design Parameters for Photovoltaic Power Conversion in Space

Such design parameters as current, voltage, temperature, and intensity dependency for silicon solar cells are listed. Their relationship to the basic photovoltaic theory is given, and methods for establishing the parameters are described. Other subjects covered are: (1) the solar cell physical chara...

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Published inIEEE transactions on applications and industry Vol. 82; no. 66; pp. 158 - 163
Main Author Ray, K. A.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.05.1963
Subjects
Charge carrier processes
Crystalline materials
Force control
P-n junctions
Photovoltaic cells
Photovoltaic systems
Power conversion
Silicon
Solar power generation
Spontaneous emission
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ISSN0536-1524
DOI10.1109/TAI.1963.5407883

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Summary:Such design parameters as current, voltage, temperature, and intensity dependency for silicon solar cells are listed. Their relationship to the basic photovoltaic theory is given, and methods for establishing the parameters are described. Other subjects covered are: (1) the solar cell physical characteristics and their interaction with mounting substrate characteristics; (2) typical solar cell panel configuration; (3) the thermal balance problem and typical thermal characteristics such as emissivity and absorptivity; and (4) the ``state of the art'' for power and weight figure-of-merit for space power conversion.
ISSN:0536-1524
DOI:10.1109/TAI.1963.5407883