Upper bounds for solar thermophotovoltaic efficiency

Renewable Energy

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 211-225

  Badescu, Viorel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY POLITEHNICA OF BUCHAREST   (Romania)

Author keywords

Non equilibrium thermodynamics; Photovoltaics; Radiative heat transfer; Thermophotovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LENSES; MIRRORS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMAL EFFECTS;

BANDGAP SEMICONDUCTORS; PHOTON RECUPERATOR SYSTEM; RADIATION CONCENTRATION; SOLAR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC (TPV) DEVICES;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 4544307113     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2004.04.012     Document Type: Article

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