Performance prediction of concentrator solar cells and modules from dark I-V characteristics

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 165-178

  Anton I ^a   Sala, G ^a   Heasman, K ^b   Kern, R ^c   Bruton, T M ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b BP Solar ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c RWE POWER AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CURRENT VOLTAGE CHARACTERISTICS; PHOTOCURRENTS; QUALITY CONTROL; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR MODULES;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 0037667789     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.477     Document Type: Article

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