Investigation of a broadband TiO2/SiO2 optical thin-film filter for hybrid solar power systems

Applied Energy

Volumn 92, Issue , 2012, Pages 298-306

  Shou, Chunhui ^a   Luo, Zhongyang ^a   Wang, Tao ^a   Shen, Weidong ^b   Rosengarten, Gary ^c   Wei, Wei ^a   Wang, Cheng ^a   Ni, Mingjiang ^a   Cen, Kefa ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Broadband; Hybrid system; Optical thin film; Solar power; Spectrally selective filter

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER SIMULATION; ELECTRON BEAMS; FABRICATION; HYBRID SYSTEMS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; POWER TRANSMISSION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SILICON OXIDES; SOLAR ENERGY; THERMOELECTRIC EQUIPMENT; THERMOELECTRICITY; TITANIUM DIOXIDE;

BROADBAND; CALCULATION MODELS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; EFFICIENCY INCREASE; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTIC; ELECTRON BEAM EVAPORATION; FABRICATION MATERIALS; FABRICATION PROCESS; HIGH TRANSMITTANCE; INCIDENCE ANGLES; OPTICAL PERFORMANCE; OPTICAL THIN-FILM; SELECTIVE FILTERS; SILICON PHOTOVOLTAIC; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL SELECTIVITY; THIN FILM FILTERS; TIO;

OPTICAL FILMS;

BROADBAND DATA; ELECTRICAL POWER; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; EVAPORATION; FILM; FILTER; NUMERICAL MODEL; OPTICAL METHOD; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION; TITANIUM; TRANSMITTANCE;

EID: 82255173805     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2011.09.028     Document Type: Article

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