3-Dimensional simulator for concentrator photovoltaic modules using ray-trace and circuit simulator

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 3065-3068

  Ota, Yasuyuki ^a   Nishioka, Kensuke ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

3-DIMENSIONAL; CELL EFFICIENCY; CIRCUIT SIMULATORS; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; FRESNEL LENS; HOMOGENIZERS; IN-PLANE; INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; OPERATING CHARACTERISTICS; RAY-TRACE; SPECTRAL RESPONSE; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

CIRCUIT SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LENSES; OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS;

SIMULATORS;

EID: 78650157302     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614504     Document Type: Conference Paper

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