Thermal test and simulation of alumina receiver with high efficiency multi-junction solar cell for concentrator systems

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 7750, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Chow, Simon ^a   Valdivia, Christopher E ^a   Wheeldon, Jeffrey F ^a   Ares, Richard ^b   Arenas, Osvaldo Jesus ^b   Aimez, Vincent ^b   McMeekin, David ^c   Fafard, Simon ^c   Hinzer, Karin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE SHERBROOKE   (Canada)

^c Cyrium Technologies Inc   (Canada)

Author keywords

concentrated photovoltaic; concentrator receiver; continuous illumination; multi junction solar cell; receiver thermal simulation; thermal test

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC; CONCENTRATOR RECEIVER; CONTINUOUS ILLUMINATION; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; THERMAL SIMULATIONS; THERMAL TESTS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EXTRACTION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 78049453098     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.872894     Document Type: Conference Paper

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