Optical performance analysis of V-trough PV concentrators

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 339-348

  Martin N ^a   Ruiz, J M ^b  

^a CIEMAT   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Angular losses; Effective concentration; Optical losses; V trough concentrators

Indexed keywords

OPTICAL DEVICES; OPTICAL LOSSES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CONCENTRATION RATIOS; EFFICIENT SOLUTIONS; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; OPTICAL (PET) (OPET); OPTICAL PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PV MODULES; TWO-AXIS;

OPTICAL SYSTEMS;

EID: 46749094701     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.817     Document Type: Article

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