Reflective secondary optical elements for fresnel lens based concentrator modules

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 580-590

  Jaus, J ^a   Bett, A W ^a   Reinecke, H ^b   Weber, E R ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

acceptance angle; angular acceptance function AAF; concentrator; fresnel; modules; multi junction; outdoor measurements; photovoltaics; secondary

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTANCE ANGLE; ANGULAR ACCEPTANCE; CONCENTRATOR; FRESNEL; MODULES; MULTI-JUNCTION; OUTDOOR MEASUREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SECONDARY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIGHT; OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

OPTICS;

EID: 79960023072     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1065     Document Type: Article

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