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Dec 2004
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Proceedings of The 4th International Conference on Solar Power from Space - SPS '04, together with The 5th International Confere
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The use of the indigenous resources of the Moon can result in the development of an electric power system on the moon based on the direct fabrication on the surface of the Moon of solar cells using thin film growth technology and the vacuum environment of the Moon. The fabrication of solar cells on the Moon can negate the transportation of vast arrays of cells by transporting only the tools needed to fabricate them. The deployment of a ~150kg crawler on the surface of the Moon with the capabilities of preparation of the lunar regolith for use as a substrate, evaporation of the appropriate semiconductor material for the solar cell structure, and deposition of metallic contacts and interconnects, will allow for the emplacement of a lunar electric power system that can reach 1 MW in several years of crawler operation. This unique approach for the emplacement of an electric power system on the Moon would require the transportation of a much smaller mass of equipment to the Moon than would otherwise be required to install a power system brought to the Moon, and would result in a power system that was repairable/replaceable through the simple fabrication of more solar cells.
Freundlich Alex
Horton Charles
Ignatiev Alex
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