Accurate upper bound for the efficiency of converting solar energy into work

Journal of Physics D: Applied Physics

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 820-825

  Badescu, Viorel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAT CONDUCTION; HEAT CONVECTION; HEAT ENGINES; HEAT LOSSES; LIGHT ABSORPTION; LIGHT EMISSION; LIGHT POLARIZATION; LIGHT TRANSMISSION; SOLAR ABSORBERS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

SOLAR ENERGY CONVERSION;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 0032492530     PISSN: 00223727     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0022-3727/31/7/011     Document Type: Article

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