Solar Simulator Represents the Mars Surface Solar Environment

摘要

A report discusses the development of a Mars surface, laboratory-based solar simulator to create solar cells that can function better on Mars. The Mars Optimized Solar cell Technology (MOST) required defining the surface incident spectrum, developing an appropriate laboratory solar simulator measurement capability, and developing and testing commercial cells modified for the Mars surface spectrum.rnBased on analysis and measurements of the Mars surface spectrum, a standard spectrum has been developed for testing by modifying the output spectrum of standard xenon commercial space solar simulators with light filtered to reproduce a Mars surface spectral distribution suitable for measuring existing solar cells. An external filter wheel has been fabricated that holds a number of filter elements.