Solar Cell Measurement System for NPS Spacecraft Architecture and Technology Demonstration Satellite, NPSAT1

摘要

Rapid changes in semiconductor technologies over the last decade have spawned new interest in developing higherefficiency solar cells which are capable of using a broader part of the light spectrum. The Naval PostgraduateSchool’s NPSAT1, launching in the Spring of 2006, will include a subsystem which can be used to measure theperformance of the new solar cells, providing an ability to combine functions previously available on only individualdiscrete components onto a single chip. The ability can help make space more accessible by reducing cost andcomplexity.