An investigation into spectral parameters as they impact CPV module performance

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1277, Issue , 2010, Pages 307-311

  Muller, Matthew ^a   Marion, Bill ^a   Kurtz, Sarah ^a   Rodriguez, Jose ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

Aerosol optical depth; Precipitable water vapor; Solar concentrators; Spectral

Indexed keywords

EID: 78649310508     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.3509218     Document Type: Conference Paper

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