The TROF (tower reflector with optical fibers): A new degree of freedom for solar energy systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 67, Issue 1-3, 1999, Pages 13-22

  Zik, O ^a   Karni, J ^a   Kribus, A ^a  

^a WEIZMANN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER GENERATION; MIRRORS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SOLAR COLLECTORS;

TOWER REFLECTOR WITH OPTICAL FIBERS (TROF);

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 0033159981     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0038-092x(00)00057-8     Document Type: Article

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