TacSat 2 experimental solar array on-orbit data and analysis

Autor:	Bernie Carpenter, Dana Turse, Paul E. Hausgen, Neeraj Gupta
Rok vydání:	2016
Předmět:	Physics business.operation Spacecraft Fold (higher-order function) business.industry Triple junction Photovoltaic system Stiffening Roadrunner Physics::Space Physics Orbit (dynamics) Satellite Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics Aerospace engineering business Remote sensing
Zdroj:	2016 IEEE 43rd Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC).
DOI:	10.1109/pvsc.2016.7750111
Popis:	This paper presents the physical configuration, preflight testing, and on-orbit data analysis for the Experimental Solar Array flown on the TacSat-2 satellite (a.k.a. Roadrunner). Successful deployment of the fold integrated thin-film stiffening solar array was demonstrated. In addition, on-orbit electrical performance data was obtained for approximately 79 watts (BOL, AM0, 25°C) of triple junction a-Si thin-film solar cells integrated in a series/parallel configuration to support a 28 V spacecraft bus. Measured on-orbit electrical data showed reasonable agreement with predicted on-orbit operation.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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