Improvement the thermal electric performance of a photovoltaic cells by cooling and concentration techniques

39th International Universities Power Engineering Conference, UPEC 2004 - Conference Proceedings

Volumn 2, Issue , 2004, Pages 623-628

  Farahat, M A ^a,b,c  

^a ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

^b Zagazig University ^*  (Egypt)

^c Department of Computer Technology   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COOLING; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

CONCENTRATION TECHNIQUES; HEAT PIPE TECHNIQUE; REASONABLE CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; THERMAL ELECTRIC PERFORMANCE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 32044431881     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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