Clark et al., 2000 - Google Patents
Innovative flexible lightweight thin-film power generation and storage for space applicationsClark et al., 2000
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- 3378089978901970136
- Author
- Clark C
- Summers J
- et al.
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- Collection of Technical Papers. 35th Intersociety Energy Conversion Engineering Conference and Exhibit (IECEC)(Cat. No. 00CH37022)
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ITN Energy Systems and Global Solar Energy (GSE), LLC, are developing innovative power solutions for future spacecraft. Our flexible copper-indium-gallium-selenium (CIGS) photovoltaic material shows significant promise towards volume and weight reduction, using …
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