Characterization of Optical Collectors for Concentration Photovoltaic Applications

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 387-405

  Anton I ^a   Pachon D ^a   Sala, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Characterization; Collector; Concentration; Efficiency; Optical

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; OPTICAL SENSORS; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

OPTICAL COLLECTORS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

DESIGN; EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 0141644298     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.502     Document Type: Article

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