Mitigating the non-uniform illumination in low concentrating CPCs using structured reflectors

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 93, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2020-2024

  Hatwaambo, Sylvester ^a   Hakansson, Hakan ^b   Roos, Arne ^c   Karlsson, Bjorn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAMBIA   (Zambia)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fill factor; Light scattering; Low concentration PV systems; Reflector materials

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COOLING; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; CONCENTRATION OF; FILL-FACTOR; HOT SPOT; LOW CONCENTRATION PV-SYSTEMS; NON-UNIFORM ILLUMINATION; OVERALL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; REFLECTOR MATERIALS; SOLAR MODULE;

CELL MEMBRANES; COOLING SYSTEMS; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; REFLECTION; REFRACTION;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 69949166177     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2009.08.005     Document Type: Article

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