@article{oai:kyutech.repo.nii.ac.jp:00006223, author = {Okumura, Teppei and Masui, Hirokazu and 増井, 博一 and Toyoda, Kazuhiro and 豊田, 和弘 and Cho, Mengu and 趙, 孟佑 and Nitta, Kumi and Imaizumi, Mitsuru}, issue = {3}, journal = {Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets}, month = {May}, note = {A solar array electrostatic discharge ground test is necessary to assure spacecraft reliability in orbit. Laboratory experiments were carried out to characterize an electrostatic discharge current waveform with different background pressures and charging environments to identify the importance of the test setup. The waveform strongly depended on the background pressure. This difference can affect the result of the solar cell degradation test. However, in the case of the secondary arc test, the difference of the primary arc current waveform did not affect the duration of the secondary arc. The current available from a power supply mostly determined the duration of the secondary, irrespective of the test environment. Methods to control the primary arc current supplied by an external capacitance are proposed.}, pages = {697--705}, title = {Environmental Effects on Solar Array Electrostatic Discharge Current Waveforms and Test Results}, volume = {46}, year = {2009}, yomi = {マスイ, ヒロカズ and トヨダ, カズヒロ and チヨウ, メンウ} }