Optical analysis of a photovoltaic V-trough system installed in western India

Applied Optics

Volumn 51, Issue 36, 2012, Pages 8606-8614

  Maiti, Subarna ^a   Sarmah, Nabin ^b   Bapat, Pratap ^a   Mallick, Tapas K ^b  

^a CSIR CENTRAL SALT AND MARINE CHEMICALS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

^b HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPECT RATIO; EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ANGULAR VARIATION; ANODIZED ALUMINUM; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; RAY TRACE MODELING; RESEARCH INSTITUTES; SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; SPECULAR REFLECTIVITY;

REFLECTION;

EID: 84872010587     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.51.008606     Document Type: Article

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