Shadow protection for tandem solar cells in space

Taylor SJ; Hardingham CM; Huggins CR; Kelt A; Wood S; Simpson J; Burrage J; Hayward A; Ginige R; Cross T; Clark C; Van der Zel V

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells, Vol.66, No.1-4, 567-571, 2001

DOI10.1016/S0927-0248(00)00239-7 Export Citation

Shadow protection for tandem solar cells in space

Taylor SJ, Hardingham CM, Huggins CR, Kelt A, Wood S, Simpson J, Burrage J, Hayward A, Ginige R, Cross T, Clark C, Van der Zel V

We discuss the implementation of two innovative schemes for the inclusion of protection diodes for tandem solar cells, as demonstrated on the recently launched UoSAT-12 satellite. (C) 2001 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

Keywords:protection diodes;tandem solar cells