Impact of the Peltier effect on concentrating photovoltaic cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 94, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2446-2450

  Ari, N ^a   Kribus, A ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Concentrating photovoltaics; Peltier effect; Temperature gradient; Triple junction cells

Indexed keywords

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; GERMANIUM COMPOUNDS; HEAT FLUX; OPTOELECTRONIC DEVICES; PELTIER EFFECT; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; THERMAL GRADIENTS;

ABSORBED PHOTONS; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; ELECTRICAL CURRENT; HIGH POWER; INCIDENT RADIATION; PHOTOVOLTAICS; THERMAL CONDUCTION; TRIPLE JUNCTION CELLS;

PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

EID: 77957668869     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2010.08.015     Document Type: Article

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