Effect of Load Voltage on Thin-film Cuprous Sulfide - Cadmium Sulfide Solar Cells Thermally Cycled in a Simulated Space Environment
Title | Effect of Load Voltage on Thin-film Cuprous Sulfide - Cadmium Sulfide Solar Cells Thermally Cycled in a Simulated Space Environment PDF eBook |
Author | John J. Smithrick |
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Pages | 20 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Cadmium sulfide photoconductive cells |
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Thin-film Cu2S-CdS solar cells, loaded at various fixed values of load resistance, were thermally cycled for 1429 cycles in a simulated space environment. Cell performance was measured under controlled conditions in air before and after thermal cycling. These data were used to determine the effect of load voltage on cell performance. The performance of the cells was relatively independent of load voltage up to about 0.39 volt. This appears to be a threshold voltage, beyond which there was a significant loss in cell performance. Fortunately, this threshold voltage appears to be sufficiently higher than the maximum power voltage of 0.33 volt so that it can be avoided in most applications.
Effect of Load Voltage on Thin-film Cuprous Sulfide - Cadmium Sulfide Solar Cells Thermally Cycled in a Simulated Space Environment
Title | Effect of Load Voltage on Thin-film Cuprous Sulfide - Cadmium Sulfide Solar Cells Thermally Cycled in a Simulated Space Environment PDF eBook |
Author | John J. Smithrick |
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Pages | 11 |
Release | 1971 |
Genre | Cadmium sulfide photoconductive cells |
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Thin-film Cu2S-CdS solar cells, loaded at various fixed values of load resistance, were thermally cycled for 1429 cycles in a simulated space environment. Cell performance was measured under controlled conditions in air before and after thermal cycling. These data were used to determine the effect of load voltage on cell performance. The performance of the cells was relatively independent of load voltage up to about 0.39 volt. This appears to be a threshold voltage, beyond which there was a significant loss in cell performance. Fortunately, this threshold voltage appears to be sufficiently higher than the maximum power voltage of 0.33 volt so that it can be avoided in most applications.
NASA Technical Note
Title | NASA Technical Note PDF eBook |
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Pages | 520 |
Release | 1971 |
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Effects of Simulated Space Environment on Full-, Half-, and Quarter-size Cadmium Sulfide Thin-film Solar Cells
Title | Effects of Simulated Space Environment on Full-, Half-, and Quarter-size Cadmium Sulfide Thin-film Solar Cells PDF eBook |
Author | Anthony F. Ratajczak |
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Pages | 22 |
Release | 1969 |
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Title | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Superintendent of Documents |
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Pages | 1194 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Government publications |
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February issue includes Appendix entitled Directory of United States Government periodicals and subscription publications; September issue includes List of depository libraries; June and December issues include semiannual index.
Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports
Title | Scientific and Technical Aerospace Reports PDF eBook |
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Pages | 1070 |
Release | 1972 |
Genre | Aeronautics |
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Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications
Title | Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications PDF eBook |
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Pages | 1388 |
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Genre | Government publications |
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