Experimental proof and theoretical analysis on effectiveness of passive homogenizers to 3J concentrator solar cells

Proceedings of the 3rd World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

Volumn A, Issue , 2003, Pages 853-856

  Araki, Kenji ^a   Kondo, Michio ^a   Uozumi, Hisafumi ^a   Yamaguchi, Masafumi ^a  

^a DAIDO STEEL CO LTD   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COLOR-MIXING; DESIGN ANALYSIS; FLUX DISTRIBUTION; HOMOGENIZERS;

COLOR; FITS AND TOLERANCES; IMAGE PROCESSING; LENSES; MIRRORS; RAY TRACING; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 6344294770     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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