Thermal test and analysis of concentrator solar cells

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 6841, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Min, Cui ^a   Nuofu, Chen ^a,b   Jinliang, Wu ^a   Lei, Liu ^a   Peng, Wang ^a   Yanshuo, Wang ^a   Yiming, Bai ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF SEMICONDUCTORS   (China)

^b INSTITUTE OF MECHANICS   (China)

Author keywords

Concentrator solar cells; Cooling; Temperature; Thermal conductivity; Thermal resistance

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COOLING; CYTOLOGY; LIGHTING; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ORGANOMETALLICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR EQUIPMENT; SOLAR RADIATION; SURFACE TESTING; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY; THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY OF SOLIDS; THERMAL INSULATING MATERIALS; THERMOANALYSIS; THERMODYNAMIC PROPERTIES; THERMOELECTRICITY;

CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; GAINP/GAAS/GE; HIGH CONCENTRATIONS; METAL ORGANIC; PASSIVE COOLING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE DIFFERENCES; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMAL CONDUCTIONS; THERMAL RESISTANCE; TRIPLE JUNCTIONS; UPPER SURFACES;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 48049115579     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.755323     Document Type: Conference Paper

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