Performance comparison of wedge-shaped and planar luminescent solar concentrators

Renewable Energy

Volumn 52, Issue , 2013, Pages 266-272

  Hughes, Michael D ^a,b   Maher, Christopher ^a   Borca Tasciuc, Diana Andra ^a   Polanco, David ^a   Kaminski, Deborah ^a  

^a RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

LSC; Luminescent solar concentrator; Wedge shaped concentrator

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LUMINESCENCE; MONTE CARLO METHODS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ELECTRICAL ENERGY; HIGH COLLECTION EFFICIENCY; INSOLATION CONDITIONS; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; MAXIMUM EFFICIENCY; MIDLATITUDES; PERFORMANCE COMPARISON; WEDGE-SHAPED CONCENTRATOR;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; ELECTRICAL POWER; ESTIMATION METHOD; INSOLATION; LUMINESCENCE; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; SIMULATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84870519218     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.10.034     Document Type: Article

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