Thermal-photovoltaic solar hybrid system for efficient solar energy conversion

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 170-176

  Vorobiev, Yu ^a   Gonzalez Hernandez J ^a,b   Vorobiev, P ^c   Bulat, L ^d  

^a DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIÓN EN MATERIALES AVANZADOS   (Mexico)

^c UNIVERSIDAD AUTÓNOMA DE QUERÉTARO   (Mexico)

^d St Petersburg State University of Refrigeration and Food Engineering   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Energy flux concentrator; Heat engine; Photovoltaic panel; Thermoelectric generator

Indexed keywords

THERMOELECTRIC GENERATOR;

ENERGY CONVERSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

SOLAR CELLS;

ENERGY CONVERSION; HIGH TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMOELECTRICITY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 31444443028     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.04.022     Document Type: Conference Paper

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