Solar glass with industrial porous SiO2 antireflection coating: Measurements of photovoltaic module properties improvement and modelling of yearly energy yield gain

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 331-344

  Ballif, C ^a,d   Dicker, J ^b   Borchert, D ^a   Hofmann, T ^c  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS   (Germany)

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

^c Centrosolar Glas GmbH and Co KG   (Germany)

^d SWISS FEDERAL LABORATORIES FOR MATERIALS SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Antireflection coating; Multicrystalline Si; Photovoltaic modules; Porous SiO 2; Solar glass

Indexed keywords

ANTIREFLECTION COATINGS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; GLASS; MULTILAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; SILICA; SOLAR CELLS;

MULTICRYSTALLINE SI; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; POROUS SIO2; SOLAR GLASS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 2042503020     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2003.12.004     Document Type: Article

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