Biaxial model for the incidence angle dependence of the optical efficiency of photovoltaic systems with asymmetric reflectors

Solar Energy

Volumn 80, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1199-1212

  Nilsson, Johan ^a   Brogren, Maria ^b   Helgesson, Anna ^c   Roos, Arne ^b   Karlsson, Björn ^a,c  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c RINGHALS AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Biaxial incidence angle modifier; Incidence angle dependence; Optical efficiency; Solar concentrators

Indexed keywords

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

BIAXIAL INCIDENCE ANGLE MODIFIERS; BIAXIAL MODELS; INCIDENCE ANGLE DEPENDENCE; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MIRRORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR COLLECTORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CYLINDER; GEOMETRY; OPTICAL PROPERTY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 33746784181     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2005.09.008     Document Type: Article

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