Spectral converters and luminescent solar concentrators

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1241-1246

  Scudo, Petra F ^a   Abbondanza, Luigi ^a   Fusco, Roberto ^a   Caccianotti, Luciano ^a  

^a ENI S P A   (Italy)

Author keywords

Luminescent solar concentrator; Spectral convertion; Thermodynamic modeling

Indexed keywords

CONVERSION PROCESS; EQUILIBRIUM EQUATION; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; RADIATIVE PROCESS; SOLAR CONCENTRATION; SPECTRAL CONVERTERS; THEORETICAL MODELS; THERMODYNAMIC MODELING; THREE LEVEL SYSTEMS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); QUANTUM THEORY; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SUN; THERMODYNAMICS;

LUMINESCENCE;

EID: 77953127858     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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