Thermophotovoltaics on the move to applications

Applied Energy

Volumn 105, Issue , 2013, Pages 430-438

  Bitnar, Bernd ^a,c   Durisch, Wilhelm ^a,d   Holzner, Reto ^b  

^a PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^b IMES Management AG   (Switzerland)

^c not available   (Germany)

^d not available   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

CIGS solarcells; Co generation; Grid connected thermophotovoltaic system; Selective emitters; Self powered thermophotovoltaic system; Thermophotovoltaics

Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY; PHOTOELECTRIC CELLS;

20TH CENTURY; CO-GENERATION; COMMERCIAL POTENTIAL; COMMERCIALISATION; ELECTRICAL OUTPUT; PROTOTYPE SYSTEM; RADIATION EMITTERS; SELECTIVE EMITTERS; SYSTEM COMPONENTS; SYSTEM EFFICIENCY; THEORETICAL SYSTEM; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

HIGH PASS FILTERS;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY; COMMERCIALIZATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SILICON; TWENTIETH CENTURY;

PEPPER GOLDEN MOSAIC VIRUS - [MEXICO];

EID: 84874412760     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2012.12.067     Document Type: Article

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