How hot is the Sun?(Image credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO) There is a profound mystery in our sun. While the sun’s surface temperature measures around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, its outer atmosphere, known as the solar corona, measures more like 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, about 200 times hotter.
Can solar cells work at high temperatures?If future missions designed to probe environments close to the Sun will be able to use photovoltaic power generation, solar cells that can function at high temperatures under high light intensity and high radiation conditions must be developed. The sig-nificant problem is that solar cells lose performance at high temperatures.
Should a high-bandgap solar cell be used for high-temperature operation?For high-temperature operation, as discussed before, a high-bandgap solar cell ma-terial would be preferred, but the blue-deficient spectrum puts a limit on the availability of short-wavelength photons.
How does temperature affect the performance of solar cells?At the temperatures and pressures of the surface, stability against chemical attack is a significant concern. These factors combine to multiply the challenges of power on the surface. The low light intensity alone reduces power availability, and the reduction of performance of solar cells due to temperature exacerbates this difficulty.
Why do solar arrays need a high temperature range?Extending the temperature range of operation for solar arrays is highly desirable for extending the range of operation of space missions to the near-Sun environment [5e7]; interestingly, high temperatures help prevent arcing of solar arrays .
Was the sun born in a giant molecular cloud?This relatively high range confirms that the Sun was born in a giant molecular cloud, such as Scorpius–Centaurus OB2 (ref. 19) and the Orion molecular cloud complex 20, with a long lifetime and nursing many stellar generatio
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(Image credit: NASA/Goddard/SDO) There is a profound mystery in our sun. While the sun’s surface temperature measures around 10,000 degrees Fahrenheit, its outer atmosphere, known as the solar corona, measures more like 2 million degrees Fahrenheit, about 200 times hotter.
If future missions designed to probe environments close to the Sun will be able to use photovoltaic power generation, solar cells that can function at high temperatures under high light intensity and high radiation conditions must be developed. The sig-nificant problem is that solar cells lose performance at high temperatures.
For high-temperature operation, as discussed before, a high-bandgap solar cell ma-terial would be preferred, but the blue-deficient spectrum puts a limit on the availability of short-wavelength photons.
At the temperatures and pressures of the surface, stability against chemical attack is a significant concern. These factors combine to multiply the challenges of power on the surface. The low light intensity alone reduces power availability, and the reduction of performance of solar cells due to temperature exacerbates this difficulty.
Extending the temperature range of operation for solar arrays is highly desirable for extending the range of operation of space missions to the near-Sun environment [5e7]; interestingly, high temperatures help prevent arcing of solar arrays .
This relatively high range confirms that the Sun was born in a giant molecular cloud, such as Scorpius–Centaurus OB2 (ref. 19) and the Orion molecular cloud complex 20, with a long lifetime and nursing many stellar generations.
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