The recent past, present state-of-the-art, and future needs in the area of large photovoltaic solar arrays are discussed. In the past most attention was focused upon performance whereas in the future most of the effort should go into cost reduction. Suggestions are made regarding possible approaches to reducing cost such as on-orbit maintenance, extended lifetime, solar concentrators, and high-voltage modular concepts.


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    Title :

    Solar array systems


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    Publication date :

    1978-09-01


    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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