Space applications Arno Smets PVMD Delft University of Technology
Learning objectives Historical introduction • III-V solar cells applications in space • Spectra in outer space •
Historical introduction 110 kW International Space Station (1998) Vanguard I (1958) 400 mW
III-V semiconductors GaInP GaAs Ge Inverted metamorphic multijunction
Particle and radiation in space Van Allen belt Solar flares
Radiation spectra in outer space 2.00 1.75 Spectral irradiance [W·m 2· nm] 1.50 1.25 1.00 AM 1.5 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Wavelength [nm]
Radiation spectra in outer space 2.00 1.75 AM 0 Spectral irradiance [W·m 2· nm] 1.50 1.25 1.00 AM 1.5 0.75 0.50 0.25 0.00 0 500 1000 1500 2000 2500 3000 3500 4000 Wavelength [nm]
Radiation spectra in outer space Lower T and intensity
Radiation spectra in outer space 2.0 Spectral irradiance [W·m 2· nm] AM0 1.5 1.0 0.5 Mars Orbit 0.0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1400 1600 1800 2000 Wavelength [nm]
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