A gravity independent integrated passive cooler for solar cell efficiency improvement

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3059-3064

  Montes L ^a   Bercu, B ^a  

^a IMEP LAHC   (France)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

CAPILLARY PUMPING; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; CONDUCTION COEFFICIENTS; COOLING LIQUID; COOLING SOLUTIONS; ELECTRONIC DEVICE; FILLING RATIO; HEAT CONDUCTION COEFFICIENT; HEAT EXTRACTION; HEAT SPREADERS; HOTSPOT TEMPERATURE; IN-SITU MEASUREMENT; INTEGRATED PASSIVES; INTERNAL SENSORS; MOBILE PARTS; PASSIVE DEVICES; SOLAR CELL DEVELOPMENT; SOLAR CELL EFFICIENCIES; TEMPERATURE DROPS; TEMPERATURE REDUCTION; VAPOR CHAMBER;

ELECTRON DEVICES; ETHANOL; HEAT FLUX; HEATING EQUIPMENT; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SENSORS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

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EID: 78650116784     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614492     Document Type: Conference Paper

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