A simple method for quantifying spectral impacts on multi-junction solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 83, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1588-1598

  Peharz, G ^a   Siefer, G ^a   Bett, A W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Module; Monitoring; PV; Rating; Spectrometric; Spectrum

Indexed keywords

CELL CURRENT; CONCENTRATOR MODULES; CURRENT MISMATCH; DIRECT NORMAL IRRADIANCES; ELECTRIC PARAMETERS; EVALUATION METHOD; FILL FACTOR; I - V CURVE; LINEAR CORRELATION; MODULE; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; PULSED SOLAR SIMULATORS; PV; SIMPLE METHOD; SPECTRAL CONDITIONS; SPECTRAL EFFECTS; SPECTRAL IMPACT; SPECTRAL PARAMETERS; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY; SPECTROMETRIC; SPECTRUM; SUB-CELLS; TRANSLATION EQUATIONS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; TWO-COMPONENT;

CELL MEMBRANES; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ELECTRIC FAULT LOCATION; MONITORING; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SPECTROMETRY; SPECTROSCOPY; STRONTIUM COMPOUNDS; WELDS;

CYTOLOGY;

CORRELATION; ELECTRIC FIELD; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PARAMETERIZATION; SIMULATOR; SOLAR RADIATION; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 67651091507     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2009.05.009     Document Type: Article

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