Measurement of concentrator solar cell efficiency at high concentration and narrow-band spectrum

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 51, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 317-325

  Appelbaum, J ^a   Yehezkel, N ^a   Yogev, A ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

Cell efficiency; High concentration; Narrow band spectrum

Indexed keywords

LIGHT SOURCES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCY; NARROW BAND SPECTRUM;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0032570357     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(97)00235-3     Document Type: Article

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