Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric – Photoelectric – Panel or array
Patent
1987-08-11
1989-05-23
Weisstuch, Aaron
Batteries: thermoelectric and photoelectric
Photoelectric
Panel or array
136292, H01L 2504
Patent
active
048327557
ABSTRACT:
The solar cells of a photovoltaic solar cell array are protected from the effects of voltage/plasma interaction in a space environment. The solar array includes a glass enclosure having a substrate and superstrate with integral cell support ridges. The solar cells are held in place, without bonding, by the integral cell support ridges. The solar array is capable of withstanding severe temperature cycling, as the solar cells can freely expand and contract independent of the substrate or superstrate. In addition, a conductive grid is provided on the outer surface of the solar array to provide a zero-potential ground plane to reduce the electric field. The conductive grid provides additional protection against voltage/plasma interaction should the glass enclosure develop holes or cracks, for example, by the penetration of a micrometeor.
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Barton John R.
Reiss Amy C.
Silverman Sidney W.
The Boeing Company
Weisstuch Aaron
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