Design and analysis of solar thermophotovoltaic systems

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 374-387

  Xuan, Yimin ^a   Chen, Xue ^a   Han, Yuge ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Cell; Cooling system; Efficiency; Emitter; Filter; STPV

Indexed keywords

3D MODELS; APERTURE RATIO; CONVERSION SYSTEMS; COOLING SUBSYSTEM; DESIGN AND ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC CONVERSION; EMITTER; EMITTER TEMPERATURE; FILTER; GOVERNING EQUATIONS; HEAT TRANSFER PROCESS; NUMERICAL SIMULATION; OPERATIONAL PARAMETERS; OPTIMIZED DESIGNS; PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS; PERIODIC FILTERS; SOLAR THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; SPECTRAL EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL FILTERS; STPV; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS; TRACKING ERRORS; WHOLE SYSTEMS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COOLING SYSTEMS; DESIGN; OPTIMIZATION; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SPECTRUM ANALYZERS; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

COOLING;

COOLING; FUEL CELL; HEAT TRANSFER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; THREE-DIMENSIONAL MODELING;

EID: 79851470489     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.06.050     Document Type: Article

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