thin-film solar cell, polyimide resin, solar paddle, amorphous silicon, laser patterning, radiation hardening, aerospace environment, solar power satellite
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency Institute of Space and Astronautical Science
出版者
宇宙航空研究開発機構宇宙科学研究本部
出版者(英)
Institute of Space and Astronautical Science, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA/ISAS)
雑誌名
第23回宇宙エネルギーシンポジウム 平成15年度
雑誌名(英)
The 23rd ISAS Space Energy Symposium March 9, 2004
ページ
21 - 25
発行年
2004-06
抄録(英)
As growth in electric power of spacecraft, development of less-expensive and lighter space power system is required. Especially, for future high power spacecraft such as the hybrid solar sail that has the potential to explore the Jupiter and asteroids, or Solar Power Satellite, very light weight photovoltaic solar array system with specific power exceeding 1 kW/kg will be required. It is expected to reduce the mass of the solar array system dramatically utilizing the thin-film solar cells. Recently, as low-cost solar cell, amorphous silicon (a-Si) solar cells and CIGS solar cells are developed for the terrestrial commercial product conducted by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization. In addition, high radiation tolerant of CIGS and a-Si solar cells was reported. In this paper, possibility of the terrestrial thin-film solar cell 's technologies for space applications is described.