The use of the indigenous resources of the Moon can result in the development of an electric power system on the moon based on the direct fabrication on the surface of the Moon of solar cells using thin film growth technology and the vacuum environment of the Moon. The fabrication of solar cells on the Moon can negate the transportation of vast arrays of cells by transporting only the tools needed to fabricate them. The deployment of a (similar to)150kg crawler on the surface of the Moon with the capabilities of preparation of the lunar regolith for use as a substrate, evaporation of the appropriate semiconductor material for the solar cell structure, and deposition of metallic contacts and interconnects, will allow for the emplacement of a lunar electric power system that can reach 1 MW in several years of crawler operation. This unique approach for the emplacement of an electric power system on the Moon would require the transportation of a much smaller mass of equipment to the Moon than would otherwise be required to install a power system brought to the Moon, and would result in a power system that was repairable/replaceable through the simple fabrication of more solar cells.
Solar cell development on the moon from in-situ resources
2004
4 Seiten, 8 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
Solar Cell Development on the Moon from In-Situ Resources
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
|2.0601 Solar Cell Development on the Surface of the Moon from In-Situ Lunar Resources
British Library Conference Proceedings | 2004
|Solar Cell Fabrication on the Moon from Lunar Resources
AIAA | 2004
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