how does solar cells of communication satellite works?

Question

why does the solar cells of communication satellite gets short circutted and not open circutted when the become faulty

Answer 1

It has to do with the structure of the solar cell. As with many electronic devices, it's easier to cause a small amount of damage that creates a leakage path, rendering the device useless. It's more difficult to separate the layers of the device, which is what is needed to create an open circuit.

If a meteor hits the solar panel, breaking a connection, then that's an open circuit. But if the solar panel has a current surge and melts a portion of a solar cell, then the part that melted will act as a short circuit to its surroundings.