Modeling of a concentrating photovoltaic system for optimum land use

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 240-249

  Kim, Yong Sin ^a   Kang, Sung Mo ^a   Winston, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

capacity factor; concentrating photovoltaic; ground coverage ratio; levelized cost of energy; maximum power point; self shading

Indexed keywords

CAPACITY FACTORS; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; COVERAGE RATIO; LEVELIZED COSTS; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; SELF-SHADING;

LAND USE; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

OPTIMIZATION;

EID: 84874247698     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.1176     Document Type: Article

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