NASA NTRS · 19740051637
High voltage solar cell power generating system
Abstract
A laboratory solar power system regulated by on-panel switches has been delivered for operating high power (3 kW), high voltage (15,000 volt) loads (communication tubes, ion thrusters). The modular system consists of 26 solar arrays, each with an integral light source and cooling system. A typical array contains 2,560 series-connected cells. Each light source consists of twenty 500-watt tungsten iodide lamps providing plus or minus 5 percent uniformity at one solar constant. An array temperature of less than 40 C is achieved using an infrared filter, a water-cooled plate, a vacuum hold-down system, and air flushing.
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Levy, E., Jr., Opjorden, R. W., Hoffman, A. C.. 1974-01-01. High voltage solar cell power generating system. https://ntrs.nasa.gov/citations/19740051637
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