Advanced III-V Multijunction Cells for Space
Advanced III-V Multijunction Cells for Space
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适用于太空的先进 III-V 多结电池
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2006
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N. Karam
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R. King;C. Fetzer;D. Law;K. Edmondson;H. Yoon;G. Kinsey;D. Krut;J. Ermer;P. Hebert;B. Cavicchi;N. Karam
III-V 太阳能电池因其无与伦比的高效率、太空环境中的可靠性以及能够集成到非常轻的面板中而成为太空中的主导发电技术。尽管这些特性非常引人注目，新型太空 III-V 太阳能电池的性能不断达到新的高度。 AM0 空间光谱下转换效率达到 30% 的商用多结太阳能电池指日可待。对耐辐射性和热循环可靠性的了解已达到前所未有的水平，并正在产生新的可靠性标准。一系列的研究活动已经在世界各地的多个小组中产生了非常薄、灵活且极其轻便的太空太阳能电池和面板，它们能够折叠或卷成比迄今为止更小的装载体积以便发射。这种方法将 III-V 多结电池的极高效率和可靠性与通常仅与薄膜多晶或非晶光伏技术相关的薄而灵活的光伏毯功能相结合。本文讨论了 III-V 空间太阳能电池技术的最新发展，并探索了未来更高性能的机会
III-V solar cells have become the dominant power generation technology in space, due to their unparalleled high efficiency, reliability in the space environment, and ability to be integrated into very lightweight panels. As remarkable as these attributes are, new types of space III-V solar cells are continually reaching new heights in performance. Commercially-available multijunction solar cells with 30% conversion efficiency under the AM0 space spectrum are just around the corner. Understanding of radiation resistance and thermal cycling reliability has reached levels never before attained, and is resulting in new standards of reliability. A flurry of research activity has resulted in very-thin, flexible, and extremely lightweight space solar cells and panels in several groups around the world, capable of being folded or rolled into a smaller stowage volume for launch than has been possible to date. This approach combines the very high efficiency and reliability of III-V multijunction cells with the thin, flexible PV blanket functionality normally associated only with thin-film polycrystalline or amorphous PV technology. This paper discusses the latest developments in III-V space solar cell technology, and explores opportunities for still higher performance in the future