Enhanced heat dissipation of V-trough PV modules for better performance

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 92, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 1634-1638

  Solanki, C S ^a   Sangani, C S ^a   Gunashekar, D ^b   Antony, G ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^b BHARAT ELECTRONICS LIMITED   (India)

Author keywords

2 suns; Concentrator module; Heat dissipation; PV

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEAT LOSSES; QUANTUM EFFICIENCY; SHEET METAL; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CELL TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATOR MODULES; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; CONTROLLED TEMPERATURE; CRYSTALLINE SI; LIGHT CONCENTRATION; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; STANDARD TEST CONDITION (STC);

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 55349141055     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.07.022     Document Type: Article

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