Direct measurement and simulation techniques for analysis of radiation flux on a linear PV concentrator

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 341-352

  Coventry, Joe ^a   Blakers, Andrew ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Characterisation; Concentrator; Flux uniformity; Optical; Performance; Trough

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; DIODES; MIRRORS; PHOTOCURRENTS; SOLAR CELL ARRAYS;

CHARACTERISATION; COMBINED HEAT AND POWER SOLAR (CHAPS); FLUX UNIFORMITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATOR; TROUGH;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 33745363526     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.675     Document Type: Article

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