UV Degradation of Space Solar Cell Assemblies under High Temperature and Irradiance

UV Degradation of Space Solar Cell Assemblies under High Temperature and Irradiance

UV irradiance damages the transparent silicone adhesive that adheres the coverglass to the solar cell as well as the coverglass itself. The resulting damage is frequently assumed to result in a total degradation of approximately 2% over full life on typical spacecraft arrays. 1 , 2 Our work shows th...

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Published in:2018 IEEE 7th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion (WCPEC) (A Joint Conference of 45th IEEE PVSC, 28th PVSEC & 34th EU PVSEC) pp. 3339 - 3343
Main Authors: Stall, Richard, Schurman, Matthew, Sulyma, Christopher M., Gerger, Andrew, Gaddy, Edward
Format: Conference Proceeding
Language:English
Published: IEEE 01-06-2018
Subjects:
Degradation
Light emitting diodes
Oils
Photodetectors
Photovoltaic cells
Sun
Temperature measurement
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Summary:UV irradiance damages the transparent silicone adhesive that adheres the coverglass to the solar cell as well as the coverglass itself. The resulting damage is frequently assumed to result in a total degradation of approximately 2% over full life on typical spacecraft arrays. 1 , 2 Our work shows that the degradation of the cover adhesive is often greater than this, especially for High Temperature High Irradiance (HIHT) Missions.
DOI:10.1109/PVSC.2018.8547643