Promises of advanced multi-junction solar cells for the use in CPV systems

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 1231-1236

  Dimroth, Frank ^a   Philipps, Simon P ^a   Peharz, Gerhard ^a   Welser, Elke ^a   Kellenbenz, René ^a   Roesener, Tobias ^a   Klinger, Vera ^a   Oliva, Eduard ^a   Steiner, Marc ^a   Meusel, Matthias ^b   Guter, Wolfgang ^b   Bett, Andreas W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b AZUR SPACE Solar Power GmbH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAND GAP ENERGY; BAND GAPS; CELL TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; DETAILED BALANCE; ENERGY GENERATIONS; HIGHER EFFICIENCY; JUNCTION DEVICES; MATERIAL AVAILABILITY; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; OPTIMUM PERFORMANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATOR SYSTEM; STANDARD TEST CONDITIONS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; ENERGY GAP; ENERGY HARVESTING; GALLIUM; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 78650160141     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2010.5614168     Document Type: Conference Paper

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