WALTER E. ALLEN ELECTRONIC SOLAR CELL ARRAY SIMULATOR. A darkened solar cell reduces the output current from the adjustable or programmable constant current source by an amount dependent upon the existing operating point on the darkened cell characteristic curve at which the simulator is operating. This causes the combination of the darkened and programmable current source to have electrical characteristics identical to an illuminated solar cell. The reference cell unit will, as a result, provide the basic electrical characteristics of
WALTER E. ALLEN ELECTRONIC SOLAR CELL ARRAY SIMULATOR. A darkened solar cell reduces the output current from the adjustable or programmable constant current source by an amount dependent upon the existing operating point on the darkened cell characteristic curve at which the simulator is operating. This causes the combination of the darkened and programmable current source to have electrical characteristics identical to an illuminated solar cell. The reference cell unit will, as a result, provide the basic electrical characteristics of
WALTER E. ALLEN ELECTRONIC SOLAR CELL ARRAY SIMULATOR. A darkened solar cell reduces the output current from the adjustable or programmable constant current source by an amount dependent upon the existing operating point on the darkened cell characteristic curve at which the simulator is operating. This causes the combination of the darkened and programmable current source to have electrical characteristics identical to an illuminated solar cell. The reference cell unit will, as a result, provide the basic electrical characteristics of