The influence of monolithic series connection on the efficiency of gaas photovoltaic converters for monochromatic illumination

IEEE Transactions on Electron Devices

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 196-203

  Pena, Rafaël ^a   Algora, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Laser applications; Photovoltaic cells; Photovoltaic power systems; Power transmission

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTICS; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTIMIZATION; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SEMICONDUCTOR DOPING;

MONOLITHIC SERIES CONNECTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERTERS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 0035249241     PISSN: 00189383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/16.902716     Document Type: Article

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