Effects of ultra-high flux and intensity distribution in multi-junction solar cells

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 297-303

  Katz, Eugene A ^a   Gordon, Jeffrey M ^a,b   Feuermann, Daniel ^a  

^a BEN GURION UNIVERSITY OF THE NEGEV   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Intensity distribution; Localized irradiation method; Mini dish; Multi junction; Optical fiber; Photovoltaic concentrator; Solar cell modeling; Ultra high flux

Indexed keywords

FIBER OPTIC COMPONENTS; OPTICAL FIBERS; SPACE PROBES;

INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; LOCALIZED IRRADIATION METHOD; MINI-DISH; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATOR; SOLAR CELL MODELING; ULTRA-HIGH FLUX;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33745358823     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.670     Document Type: Article

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