Application of optical film with micro-lens array on a solar concentrator

Solar Energy

Volumn 85, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 2167-2178

  Tseng, J K ^a   Chen, Y J ^b,c   Pan, C T ^b,c   Wu, T T ^b,c   Chung, M H ^b,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Contact angle; Horizontal cylinder; Photovoltaic; Solar cell; Solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

COMPLETE SYSTEM; FILL FACTOR; GEOMETRICAL PARAMETERS; HORIZONTAL CYLINDERS; MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT; MICRO-LENS; MICRO-LENS ARRAYS; MOLDING PROCESS; NEWPORT; OPTICAL LAYERS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAIC POWER; REFLOW PROCESS; REFRACTION COEFFICIENT; SOLAR TRACKING;

COBALT; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONTACT ANGLE; CYLINDERS (SHAPES); LIGHT REFLECTION; MICROLENSES; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

OPTICAL FILMS;

COBALT; CYLINDER; ELECTROKINESIS; FILM; NICKEL; OPTIMIZATION; PLASTIC;

EID: 80051590695     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2011.06.004     Document Type: Article

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