Thermophotovoltaic spectral control

Collection of Technical Papers - 2nd International Energy Conversion Engineering Conference

Volumn 3, Issue , 2004, Pages 1928-1942

  DePoy, D M ^a,d   Fourspring, P M ^a,d   Baldasaro, P F ^a,d   Beausang, J F ^a,d   Brown, E J ^a,d   Dashiell, M W ^a,d   Rahner, K D ^a,d   Rahmlow, T D ^b,d   Lazo Wasem, J E ^b,d   Gratrix, E J ^b,d   Wernsman, B ^c,d  

^a LOCKHEED MARTIN   (United States)

^b Rugate Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c BECHTEL BETTIS INC   (United States)

^d MS 103 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; PHOTONS; POWER GENERATION; RADIATORS; SYSTEMS ANALYSIS;

BANDGAP; CONVERSION SYSTEMS; INTERFERENCE FILTERS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC (TPV) SPECTRAL CONTROL;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 20344387486     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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