Analysis of transmitted optical spectrum enabling accelerated testing of CPV designs

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7407, Issue , 2009, Pages

  Miller, David C ^a   Kempe, Michael D ^a   Kennedy, Cheryl E ^a   Kurtz, Sarah R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accelerated testing; Action spectrum; Activation spectrum; Durability; Infrared; Reliability; Ultraviolet

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED TESTING; ACTION SPECTRA; ACTIVATION SPECTRUM; INFRARED; ULTRAVIOLET;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DURABILITY; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RELIABILITY; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; THERMOANALYSIS;

SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 77956806421     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.826251     Document Type: Conference Paper

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