Band-gap tuned direct absorption for a hybrid concentrating solar photovoltaic/thermal system

Journal of Solar Energy Engineering, Transactions of the ASME

Volumn 133, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  Otanicar, Todd P ^a   Chowdhury, Ihtesham ^b   Prasher, Ravi ^b   Phelan, Patrick E ^b  

^a LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Arizona State University   (United States)

Author keywords

concentrating solar; photovoltaic; spectral fluid filter; thermal

Indexed keywords

ACTIVE COOLING; BAND GAPS; CELL TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATING SOLAR; CONCENTRATION RATIO; DESIGN STRATEGIES; DIRECT ABSORPTION; ENGINEERING CHALLENGES; ENHANCED EFFICIENCY; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; LOW-TEMPERATURE APPLICATIONS; OPERATING REQUIREMENTS; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAICS; SOLAR THERMAL; SPECTRAL FLUID FILTER; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THERMAL; THERMAL COUPLING; THERMAL SYSTEMS;

ACTIVE FILTERS; FLUIDS; HYBRID SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

EID: 80455173380     PISSN: 01996231     EISSN: 15288986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4004708     Document Type: Article

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