Analytical model of solar thermophotovoltaic systems with cylindrical symmetry: Ray tracing approach

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 526-541

  Datas, A ^a   Algora, C ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Optical cavities; Photovoltaics; Ray tracing; Solar; Thermal radiation; Thermophotovoltaics

Indexed keywords

ANALYTICAL MODELS; HEAT RADIATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CYLINDRICAL SYMMETRY; OPTICAL CAVITIES; OPTIMUM CONFIGURATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RAY-TRACING METHOD; SOLAR; SOLAR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

RAY TRACING;

EID: 72149095778     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.903     Document Type: Article

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