Effect of soiling in CPV systems

Solar Energy

Volumn 84, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1327-1335

  Vivar, M ^a   Herrero, R ^a   Anton I ^a   Martinez Moreno F ^a   Moreton R ^a   Sala, G ^a   Blakers, A W ^b   Smeltink, J ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

^b AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentration; Field performance; Losses; Soiling

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIGHT SCATTERING; LOSSES; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

CLEANING FREQUENCIES; ELECTRICAL OUTPUT; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; FIELD PERFORMANCE; FLAT MODULE; FLAT PANEL; SOILING; THEORETICAL STUDY;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIELDWORK; LIGHT SCATTERING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

EID: 77953131324     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2010.03.031     Document Type: Article

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