Durability of dielectric fluids for concentrating photovoltaic systems

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 113, Issue , 2013, Pages 31-36

  Victoria, M ^a   Askins, S ^a   Dominguez C ^a   Anton I ^a   Sala, G ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

Author keywords

Concentrators; Durability; Fluids; Multijunction solar cells; UV degradation

Indexed keywords

ACCELERATED EXPOSURE; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; DIELECTRIC FLUID; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MULTIJUNCTION; RADIATION-EQUIVALENT; SILICONE OIL; STABLE FLUIDS; ULTRA-VIOLET; UV DEGRADATION; UV DOSAGE;

FLUIDS; MULTIPLEXING EQUIPMENT; PARAFFIN OILS; PARAFFINS; SILICONES; SOLAR CELLS;

DURABILITY;

EID: 84874728733     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.01.039     Document Type: Article

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