Initial on-orbit performance analysis of Inverted Metamorphic (IMM3J) solar cells on MISSE-7.

Autor: Edmondson, Kenneth M., Howard, Alex, Hausgen, Paul, Jenkins, Phillip, Bhusari, Dhananjay, Wierman, Sonya, Mesropian, Shoghig, Law, Daniel C., Bardfield, Rina, King, Richard R., Karam, Nasser H.
Zdroj: 2011 37th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference; 1/ 1/2011, p003719-003723, 5p
Abstrakt: Prototype Inverted Metamorphic (IMM3J) cells were grown and fabricated and assembled onto an experimental flight coupon for inclusion on the 7th Materials International Space Station Experiment (MISSE-7). This paper examines the first eleven months of on-orbit data of prototype IMM3J solar cells in a low earth orbit (LEO) environment. The prototype IMM3J solar cells show excellent electrical and mechanical stability over the first eleven months in orbit with 97–98% in Jsc and maximum power (Pmp) retention for the four actively measured IMM3J solar cells. The loss in Jsc and Pmp is likely due to etching of the anti-reflective glasscover coating due to atomic oxygen. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]
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