Power
Generation
•Spacecraft primarily use solar cells or fuel cells to
generate electricity
•Solar cells (also called a photovoltaic cells) use light from the sun converted to
electricity by the photovoltaic effect.
•An advantage of solar panels is their relatively low weight and the unlimited energy potential from the sun.
•The downsides of solar panels are their
fragility, size and their lack of
power production when no
light is present.
