NASA's Photovoltaic Energy Research Plans and Programs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
NASA
Advancement of Qualification Protocols for IMM-a
NASA Space Technology Mission Directorate - Announcement of Collaboration Opportunity awarded to Maxar
Technologies along with GRC and MSFC to test 5-junction solar cells through qualification protocols similar to AIAA
S-111/112 to raise the TRL
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Solar cell electrical performance testing capabilities at GRC
Space environment testing facilities at MSFC
Maxar is providing the SolAero IMM-a coupons
Impact
Enable future commercial and NASA missions with higher power at a lower mass
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For small satellites more power can enable additional payload capabilities
Smaller area footprint (W/m2) and higher specific power (W/kg). Driving metrics for solar arrays in space and
on lunar surface
Electrical Checkout and
performance using LED-
based pulsed solar
simulator
Sine vibe testing
Thermal balance testing
Electrostatic discharge testing
UV radiation exposure
Electron radiation exposure
Proton radiation exposure
Thermal cycling
Sunt Leske
High-Energy
Accelerator Lab at
MSFC
(Electron and Proton
Radiation Testing)
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