Crystalline silicon cell performance at low light intensities

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1471-1481

  Reich, N H ^a   van Sark, W G J H M ^a   Alsema, E A ^a   Lof, R W ^c   Schropp, R E I ^c   Sinke, W C ^b   Turkenburg, W C ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b TNO   (Netherlands)

^c UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Energy rating; Product Integrated PV (PIPV); PV energy yields; Solar cell efficiencies; STC; Weak light performance

Indexed keywords

ENERGY RATING; PRODUCT INTEGRATED PV (PIPV); PV ENERGY YIELDS; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; STC; WEAK LIGHT PERFORMANCE;

CELL MEMBRANES; CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SET THEORY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SPACE TIME ADAPTIVE PROCESSING;

DIODES;

EID: 67649622006     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.03.018     Document Type: Article

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