GaAs solar cells were used for the main solar array to satisfy the power requirement for the Japanese domestic communications satellite-3 (CS-3). The authors review the GaAs solar cell performance, reliability, and array assembly for CS-3 and present the on-orbit performance of CS-3 after launch in 1988. The annual radiation degradation rate of the CS03 GaAs solar array was found to be one fourth or one fifth that of the ETS-V and BS-2b Si solar arrays. It was clear from the flight data that the radiation hardness of GaAs solar cells was excellent in comparison with that of Si solar cells.
Space proven GaAs solar cells-main power generation for CS-3
Weltraumerprobte GaAs-Solarzellen-Hauptenergiequelle für CS-3
1990
7 Seiten, 10 Quellen
Aufsatz (Konferenz)
Englisch
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