Design analysis of a Fresnel lens concentrating PV cell

International Journal of Low-Carbon Technologies

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 165-170

  Huang, Hulin ^a   Su, Yuehong ^b   Gao, Yibing ^a   Riffat, Saffa ^b  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF AERONAUTICS AND ASTRONAUTICS   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Current; Distribution; Fresnel lens; Irradiance; PV cell

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; CONCENTRATING PV; COST OF ELECTRICITY; CURRENT DENSITY DISTRIBUTION; CURRENT DISTRIBUTION; DESIGN ANALYSIS; DISTRIBUTION; FRESNEL LENS; IRRADIANCE; IRRADIANCE DISTRIBUTION; LENS SURFACE; LINEAR FRESNEL LENS; PARABOLIC DISHES; PARABOLIC MIRRORS; PV CELL; RAY PATHS; SUN-TRACKING; TYPICAL DESIGN;

CELLS; CYTOLOGY; DESIGN; NAVIGATION; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; TRACKING (POSITION);

OPTICAL INSTRUMENT LENSES;

EID: 80051766482     PISSN: 17481317     EISSN: 17481325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ijlct/ctr002     Document Type: Article

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