Analysis of Direct Solar Illumination on the Backside of Space Station Solar Cells

Document Number: 1999-01-2431

Date Published: August 1999

Author(s):
Ann M. Delleur - NASA Glenn Research Center
Thomas W. Kerslake - NASA Glenn Research Center
David A. Scheiman - NASA Glenn Research Center

Abstract:
The International Space Station (ISS) is a complex spacecraft that will take several years to assemble in orbit. During many of the assembly and maintenance procedures, the space station''s large solar arrays must be locked, which can significantly reduce power generation. To date, power generation analyses have not included power generation from the backside of the solar cells in a desire to produce a conservative analysis. This paper describes the testing of ISS solar cell backside power generation, analytical modeling, and analysis results on an ISS assembly mission.

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See other papers presented at 34th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference, August 1999, Vancouver, BC, CANAD, Session: Space Station Power

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