GaAs multiple photovoltaic converters with an efficiency of 45% for monochromatic illumination

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn A, Issue , 2003, Pages 228-231

  Peña, Rafael ^a   Algora, Carlos ^a   Anton, Ignacio ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MULTIPLE PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERTERS; OPTICAL POWERING SYSTEMS; OPTIMAL POWERING SYSTEMS; POWER-BY-LIGHT (PBL);

ELECTRIC CONVERTERS; ELECTRIC INSULATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; LIGHT SOURCES; MONOCHROMATORS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTODIODES; SEMICONDUCTING GALLIUM ARSENIDE; SPURIOUS SIGNAL NOISE;

PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

EID: 6344292302     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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