SHARP's activities on Si solar cells developments and features of Si solar cells for space use in comparison with GaAs solar cells are presented. Two types of high-efficiency silicon solar cells and the same kinds of high-efficiency solar cells with integrated bypass function (IBF cells) were developed and qualified for space applications. The NRS/LBSF cells and NRS/BSF cells showed an average of 18% and 17% efficiencies, respectively, at AMO and 28 degrees C conditions. The IBF cells have P+N+ diodes on the front surface to protect itself from reverse voltage due to shadowing. The designs and features of these solar cells are presented. The radiation tests results of these solar cells are also presented. The NRS/BSF cells showed lower degradation rate compared to conventional BSFR cells with the same thickness (100 mu m). But the NRS/LBSF cells showed a higher degradation rate than the BSFR cells. The IBF cells showed almost the same radiation characteristics as the same kinds of cells without IBF. The results of radiation tests on these high-efficiency solar cells and the discussions about the radiation characteristics of them are presented. In the last section, the future silicon solar cell development plan is discussed.


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    Titel :

    High-efficiency silicon space solar cells


    Beteiligte:
    Suzuki, A. (Autor:in)

    Erschienen in:

    Erscheinungsdatum :

    1998


    Format / Umfang :

    15 Seiten, 9 Quellen




    Medientyp :

    Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)


    Format :

    Print


    Sprache :

    Englisch




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