Effect of Load Voltage on Thin-film Cuprous Sulfide - Cadmium Sulfide Solar Cells Thermally Cycled in a Simulated Space Environment

Download or read book Effect of Load Voltage on Thin-film Cuprous Sulfide - Cadmium Sulfide Solar Cells Thermally Cycled in a Simulated Space Environment written by John J. Smithrick and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Thin-film Cu2S-CdS solar cells, loaded at various fixed values of load resistance, were thermally cycled for 1429 cycles in a simulated space environment. Cell performance was measured under controlled conditions in air before and after thermal cycling. These data were used to determine the effect of load voltage on cell performance. The performance of the cells was relatively independent of load voltage up to about 0.39 volt. This appears to be a threshold voltage, beyond which there was a significant loss in cell performance. Fortunately, this threshold voltage appears to be sufficiently higher than the maximum power voltage of 0.33 volt so that it can be avoided in most applications.