Solar cells will dominate the spacecraft power generation field into the 1970's. Power requirements have increased from the few hundred milliwatts of Vanguard I to the one kilowatt of the Orbiting Astronomical Observatory. This paper discusses the state of the art in solar cells and their modules and mountings; discusses improvements needed, and estimates the future for these devices.
Status of Photovoltaic Solar Energy Converters
IEEE Transactions on Aerospace and Electronic Systems ; AES-1 , 1 ; 10-19
1965-08-01
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