2023年8月4日

位于亚利桑那州的Solestial太空太阳能科技专家,已同意与太空合作物流公司Atomos空间。它将供应超薄PV毯子Atomos空间的太阳能转移轨道车辆(OTV)。该协议要求至少20千瓦的超薄,质量低,抗辐射太阳能毯子,工艺数在2024年即将到来的任务。该公司表示其20微米厚的细胞显示超过20%的效率。Atomos空间的OTVs为卫星运营商提供各种运输服务。工艺使用高性能的电力推进系统,利用在太空光伏电力的稳定供应。最初的示范后,毯子签署Solestial意志力两OTVs低地球轨道星座提供部署服务运营商和搬迁服务运营商在其他轨道。”很明显,传统的空间太阳能太贵,太供给约束型支持我们的大功率OTV设计“Atomos空间首席执行长凡妮莎·克拉克说。“我们吸引Solestial的解决方案提供的太阳能电池阵列的最佳组合特定的质量性能,辐射硬度,和负担能力在当今市场上。“法国替代能源和原子能委员会(CEA)独立验证的能力Solestial超薄硅太阳能电池的有效退火辐射损伤在90 C (194 F)。阳光下辐射损伤下基本上这意味着细胞自我修复。 Popular content Solestial’s silicon solar cells open circuit voltage dropped by only 4% and maintained 96% of initial value after being exposed to radiation equivalent to 10 years in low Earth orbit. “Annealing of radiation damage in silicon is straightforward at high temperatures, for example, above 200 C to 250 C, but this is not useful for applications in space as these temperatures are rarely, if ever, experienced in situ,” said Romain Cariou, space silicon solar applications expert for CEA. “The differentiation factor here is that Solestial’s cells can cure radiation damage at normal operating temperatures for solar panels in space.” The company has been developing its technology for over a decade, beginning its life in Arizona State University. It underwent a $10 million seed funding round in October 2022. Solestial targets a 2025 launch of a manufacturing facility capable of producing 10 MW per year of solar blankets. Image: Solestial This content is protected by copyright and may not be reused. If you want to cooperate with us and would like to reuse some of our content, please contact: editors@pv-magazine.com . Share Ryan Kennedy Ryan joined pv magazine in 2021, bringing experience from a top residential solar installer, and a U. S. Δ By submitting this form you agree to pv magazine using your data for the purposes of publishing your comment. Your personal data will only be disclosed or otherwise transmitted to third parties for the purposes of spam filtering or if this is necessary for technical maintenance of the website. Any other transfer to third parties will not take place unless this is justified on the basis of applicable data protection regulations or if pv magazine is legally obliged to do so. You may revoke this consent at any time with effect for the future, in which case your personal data will be deleted immediately. Otherwise, your data will be deleted if pv magazine has processed your request or the purpose of data storage is fulfilled. Further information on data privacy can be found in our Data Protection Policy . Newsletter