Spectral splitting module geometry that utilizes light trapping

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 108, Issue , 2013, Pages 57-64

  Goldschmidt, Jan Christoph ^a   Do, Chau ^a   Peters, Marius ^a,b   Goetzberger, Adolf ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Concentration; Photon management; Spectral splitting

Indexed keywords

GAAS SOLAR CELLS; LIGHT TRAP; LIGHT TRAPPING EFFECTS; LIGHT-TRAPPING; PHOTON MANAGEMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL EFFICIENCIES; SPECTRAL SELECTIVITY; SPECTRAL SPLITTING; SPECTRALLY SELECTIVE FILTERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; GEOMETRY; PRISMS; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84866674429     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2012.09.001     Document Type: Conference Paper

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