Analysis of transmitted optical spectrum enabling accelerated testing of multijunction concentrating photovoltaic designs

Optical Engineering

Volumn 50, Issue 1, 2011, Pages

  Miller, David C ^a   Kempe, Michael D ^a   Kennedy, Cheryl E ^a   Kurtz, Sarah R ^a  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

accelerated testing; durability; polymeric materials; reflective and refractive materials; reliability

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTANCE; ACCELERATED TESTING; ACTION SPECTRA; ANTI REFLECTIVE COATINGS; CANDIDATE MATERIALS; CELL ENCAPSULATIONS; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; CRYSTALLINE SILICON CELLS; ENCAPSULANTS; FLUX ANALYSIS; GLASS LENS; INFRARED SPECTRUM; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; MULTIJUNCTION; OPTICAL COMPONENTS; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTICAL SPECTRA; POLYMERIC MATERIAL; QUALIFICATION TEST; REAL-TIME ULTRAVIOLET; REFLECTIVE SYSTEMS; REFRACTIVE MATERIALS; SODA LIME GLASS; UV DOSE; UV EXPOSURE; UV- AND;

CELLS; DURABILITY; MATERIALS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; QUARTZ; REFLECTION; REFLECTIVE COATINGS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; RELIABILITY; SILICONE COATINGS; SILICONES; SPECTROSCOPY; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BOROSILICATE GLASS;

EID: 81755184798     PISSN: 00913286     EISSN: 15602303     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1117/1.3530092     Document Type: Article

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