SOLAR CELL PERFORMANCE IN THE ARTIFICIAL RADIATION BELT
| Autor: | Robert E. Fischell |
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| Rok vydání: | 1963 |
| Předmět: |
Physics
business.industry Aerospace Engineering Atmospheric sciences Solar irradiance Solar mirror law.invention symbols.namesake law Van Allen radiation belt Physics::Space Physics Solar cell Coronal mass ejection High-altitude nuclear explosion symbols Satellite Astrophysics::Earth and Planetary Astrophysics business Solar power Remote sensing |
| Zdroj: | AIAA Journal. 1:242-245 |
| ISSN: | 1533-385X 0001-1452 |
| DOI: | 10.2514/3.1518 |
| Popis: | As a result of the high altitude nuclear test performed over Johnston Island on July 9, 1962, an intense electron radiation belt has been created. The electrons in this artificial belt have a sufficiently high energy and density to impair seriously the operation of solar cell power generating systems. Special solar cell panels on the Transit 4B and TRAAC satellites have shown a 22% decrease in output in a period of approximately 25 days after the high altitude nuclear test. Using solar cell data obtained from Transit 4B and TRAAC in conjunction with direct radiation measurements from other satellites, it is possible to estimate the degradation of solar power generating systems for various satellite orbits. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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