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Further Analyses of the NASA Glenn Research Center Solar Cell and Photovoltaic Materials Experiment Onboard the International Space StationAccurate air mass zero (AM0) measurement is essential for the evaluation of new photovoltaic (PV) technology for space solar cells. The NASA Glenn Research Center (GRC) has flown an experiment designed to measure the electrical performance of several solar cells onboard NASA Goddard Space Flight Center's (GSFC) Robotic Refueling Mission's (RRM) Task Board 4 (TB4) on the exterior of the International Space Station (ISS). Four industry and government partners provided advanced PV devices for measurement and orbital environment testing. The experiment was positioned on the exterior of the station for approximately eight months, and was completely self-contained, providing its own power and internal data storage. Several new cell technologies including four-junction (4J) Inverted Metamorphic Multi-Junction (IMM) cells were evaluated and the results will be compared to ground-based measurement methods.
Document ID
20170001287
Acquisition Source
Glenn Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Myers, Matthew G.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Prokop, Norman F.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Krasowski, Michael J.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Piszczor, Michael F.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
McNatt, Jeremiah S.
(NASA Glenn Research Center Cleveland, OH United States)
Date Acquired
February 3, 2017
Publication Date
July 25, 2016
Subject Category
Energy Production And Conversion
Report/Patent Number
GRC-E-DAA-TN33680
Meeting Information
Meeting: Propulsion and Energy Forum 2016: AIAA/ASME/SAE/ASEE Joint Propulsion Conference (JPC)
Location: Salt Lake City, UT
Country: United States
Start Date: July 25, 2016
End Date: July 27, 2016
Sponsors: American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), American Inst. of Aeronautics and Astronautics, American Society of Mechanical Engineers, Society of Automotive Engineers, Inc.
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 083244.04.03.01
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Keywords
multi-junction
solar cell
ISS
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