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3D-Textured Solar Cells Will Be Tested in Space
http://www.technewsdaily.com/17655-3d-textured-solar-cells-will-be-tested-in-space.html
3D-Textured Solar Cells Will Be Tested in Space
Rachel Kaufman, TechNewsDaily Contributor
April 08 2013 03:36 PM ET
An experimental 3D-textured solar cell is set to be bolted to the outside of the International Space Station (ISS), where it will experience 16 "sunrises" each day as part of a harsh performance test.
A proposal submitted by W. Jud Ready, a professor of materials science at Georgia Tech, to study the performance of his "3D" textured solar cell in space was recently accepted by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the organization that manages research onboard the ISS. His solar cell, made from carbon nanotubes coated in an experimental light-absorbing material, will hitch a ride to the ISS sometime next year.
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As the ISS orbits the Earth every one and a half hours, the panels will be hit by sunlight from all directions, giving Ready and the team a way to test multiple configurations very quickly.
"If you were to go through all the possible configurations on Earth, it would be very challenging," Ready said.
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3D-Textured Solar Cells Will Be Tested in Space
Rachel Kaufman, TechNewsDaily Contributor
April 08 2013 03:36 PM ET
An experimental 3D-textured solar cell is set to be bolted to the outside of the International Space Station (ISS), where it will experience 16 "sunrises" each day as part of a harsh performance test.
A proposal submitted by W. Jud Ready, a professor of materials science at Georgia Tech, to study the performance of his "3D" textured solar cell in space was recently accepted by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the organization that manages research onboard the ISS. His solar cell, made from carbon nanotubes coated in an experimental light-absorbing material, will hitch a ride to the ISS sometime next year.
<snip>
As the ISS orbits the Earth every one and a half hours, the panels will be hit by sunlight from all directions, giving Ready and the team a way to test multiple configurations very quickly.
"If you were to go through all the possible configurations on Earth, it would be very challenging," Ready said.
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