Characterisation of a 300 × photovoltaic concentrator system with one-axis tracking

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 75, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 277-283

  Hein, M ^a   Dimroth, F ^a   Siefer, G ^a   Bett, A W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Concentrator cell; Concentrator system; CPC; GaAs; GaInP GaInAs; One axis tracking; Parabolic trough; Second stage concentrator

Indexed keywords

MIRRORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM COMPOUNDS; SOLAR CELLS; SURFACE ROUGHNESS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 0037209997     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0927-0248(02)00170-8     Document Type: Article

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