Photovoltaic solar panel resistance to simulated hail. Low-Cost Solar Array Project
Description:
As part of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Low-Cost Solar Array Project, test methods have been evaluated and procedures developed for testing photovoltaic flat-plate solar cell modules for resistance to impact by hailstones. Testing has included the use of simulated hailstones (frozen ice spheres projected at terminal velocity), steel balls, and other projectile types applied with three loading methods: pneumatic gun, gravity drop, and static loading. Results are presented that compare the adv…
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Date:
October 15, 1978
Creator:
Moore, D. & Wilson, A.
Partner:
UNT Libraries Government Documents Department