Rondine® PV concentrators: Field results and developments

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 451-459

  Antonini, A ^a   Butturi, M A ^a   Di Benedetto, P ^a   Uderzo, D ^a   Zurru, P ^a   Milan, E ^a   Stefancich, M ^a,b   Armani, M ^c   Parretta, A ^d   Baggio, N ^e  

^a CPower SRL   (Italy)

^b CNR   (Italy)

^c INSTITUTE FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY   (Italy)

^d ENEA   (Italy)

^e SOLON SpA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Medium concentration; PV concentrator; Silicon cells

Indexed keywords

ANGULAR ACCEPTANCE; COMPLETE SYSTEM; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; ENERGY PRODUCTIONS; FLAT PLATE; MEDIUM CONCENTRATION; NON-IMAGING; PEAK POWER; PV CONCENTRATOR; PV MODULES; PV PANEL; SILICON CELLS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 70349558394     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.907     Document Type: Article

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