Achievement of 27% efficient and 200 Wp concentrator module and the technological roadmap toward realization of more than 31% efficient modules

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 90, Issue 18-19, 2006, Pages 3312-3319

  Araki, Kenji ^a   Kondo, Michio ^a   Uozumi, Hisafumi ^a   Ekins Daukes, Nicholas J ^b   Kemmoku, Yoshishige ^c   Yamaguchi, Masafumi ^b  

^a DAIDO STEEL CO LTD   (Japan)

^b TOYOTA TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c TOYOHASHI SOZO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Concentrator; III V; Module; Multi junction; Optics

Indexed keywords

COOLING; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HEAT LOSSES; INDUSTRIAL OPTICS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; SOLAR CELLS;

CONCENTRATOR; III-V; MODULE; MULTI-JUNCTION;

LENSES;

EID: 33748289493     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2005.09.017     Document Type: Article

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