Increasing the efficiency of fluorescent concentrator systems

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 176-182

  Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph ^a   Peters, Marius ^a   Bösch, Armin ^a   Helmers, Henning ^a   Dimroth, Frank ^a   Glunz, Stefan W ^a   Willeke, Gerhard ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Fluorescent concentrator; III V; Luminescent concentrator; Optics; Solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT; LIGHT REFLECTION; LUMINESCENCE; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR EQUIPMENT;

CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; EXTERNAL QUANTUM EFFICIENCIES; FLUORESCENT CONCENTRATOR; III/V; LUMINESCENT CONCENTRATOR; PHOTONIC STRUCTURES; SYSTEM EFFICIENCIES; SYSTEM SIZES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 57649183678     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2008.09.048     Document Type: Article

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