JUNE 16-21, 2013 • TAMPA, FLORIDA
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TECHNICAL AREA OVERVIEWS
AREA 7 OVERVIEW
SPACE TECHNOLOGIES
Chair
Philip P. Jenkins, Naval Research
Laboratory, USA
Co-Chairs
Mitsuru Imaizumi, JAXA, Japan
Carsten Baur, ESA, The
Netherlands
Sub-Areas & Chairs
7.1:
Space Devices and Materials
-
David Scheiman, Naval
Research Laboratory
7.2:
Space Systems - Brian Spence, Deployable Space
Systems
7.3:
Flight Performance and Environmental Effects -
Justin Likar, Lockheed Martin
Advances in photovoltaic device performance for
spacecraft applications over the past decade have
been continuous and remarkable. However, spacecraft
requirements of the power system continue to grow
and power subsystems are still the most failure prone,
thus there is much work to be done. Papers are sought
that describe advancements in photovoltaic devices
capable of high performance (efficiency, mass specific
power, volumetric specific power, radiation stability,
high temperature capability, LILT, low cost, etc) as well
as solar array designs suitable for these advanced
devices. Also of interest are papers concerning cell,
array and power system reliability, space environmental
effects, and advanced protective materials for the space
environment. To span the spectrum from fundamental
research to applied engineering, we welcome papers
ranging from theoretical studies to applied experimental
efforts, including characterization and qualification as well
as flight experiments and missions.
