Rhodes College awarded 2021 SPS Chapter Research Award

Zone and Chapter: Rhodes College

Project

Project Name: Standardization of Novel Photovoltaic Cell Characterization for Rhodes College Cubesat Program, RHOK-SAT

Project Leaders: Giuliana Hofheins

Chapter Advisors: Brent Hoffmeister

Project Description: Rhodes College is leaving its footprint in space with a nanosatellite(a CubeSat), projected to be ready for launch in June of 2023. The payload’s mission of the satellite is to characterize novel photovoltaic cells (PV) in low earth orbit. These cells, developed by the Photovoltaics Materials and Devices Group at the University of Oklahoma, show promise for providing remote power generation for future crewed and uncrewed space missions. To gather comparison data to which we can compare our future space experimental data, the RHOK-SAT team must perform terrestrial current-voltage measurements of the experimental PV cells. The Keithley 2400 Source Measurement Unit is a device widely renowned for its precise current-voltage characterization capabilities and would be instrumental in providing the necessary baseline data.

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