@Article{MaiaSouzBrit:2020:PrAnSo,
               author = "Maia, Graziela Fernanda de Souza and Souza, Marcelo Lopes de 
                         Oliveira e and Brito, Alirio Cavalcanti de",
          affiliation = "{Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto 
                         Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)} and {Instituto Nacional de 
                         Pesquisas Espaciais (INPE)}",
                title = "Preliminary analysis of solar cell interconnections welding 
                         parameters using design of experiments for future optimization",
              journal = "Journal of Aerospace Technology and Management",
                 year = "2020",
               volume = "12",
                pages = "12--24",
             keywords = "Parallel-gap resistance welding, Solar cells, Experiment design, 
                         Reliability.",
             abstract = "One of the processes that determine the reliability of solar 
                         panels used in space applications is the welding of 
                         interconnections between two adjacent solar cells. This process 
                         has various technologies, sequences and activities that have 
                         various characteristics, factors and parameters. Their 
                         combinations and values allow countless possibilities, making 
                         their adjustments time consuming, costly and exhausting. One way 
                         of abbreviating this, achieving competitiveness and meeting the 
                         needs of stakeholders is through the Analysis and Design of 
                         Experiments. This technique helps in optimizing the best 
                         adjustments to obtain the expected results. Thus, this paper 
                         presents a preliminary analysis of the parameters and their 
                         interactions of the welding process (by parallel-gap resistance 
                         welding) of interconnections between solar cells using design of 
                         experiments. In this welding process, the cell undergoes a certain 
                         level of degradation. For this reason, it is important to 
                         determine which process parameters are important and their proper 
                         levels, without big cell degradation. The result of this analysis 
                         can be used in the future to optimize the welding process meeting 
                         the design requirements for reliability and performance.",
                  doi = "10.5028/jatm.cab.1151",
                  url = "http://dx.doi.org/10.5028/jatm.cab.1151",
                 issn = "1984-9648",
             language = "en",
           targetfile = "maia_preliminary.pdf",
        urlaccessdate = "25 abr. 2024"
}