The effect of spectral albedo on amorphous silicon and crystalline silicon solar photovoltaic device performance

Solar Energy

Volumn 91, Issue , 2013, Pages 233-241

  Andrews, Rob W ^a   Pearce, Joshua M ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Michigan Technological University   (United States)

Author keywords

Albedo; Amorphous silicon; Crystalline silicon; PV; Reflection; Spectral albedo; Spectral mismatch factor

Indexed keywords

CRYSTALLINE MATERIALS; OPTICAL PROPERTIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFLECTION; SILICON COMPOUNDS; SNOW; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

ALBEDO; CLOUD OPTICAL THICKNESS; CRYSTALLINE SILICONS; MISMATCH FACTOR; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SPECTRA'S; SPECTRAL ALBEDOS; SPECTRAL MISMATCH; SPECTRAL MISMATCH FACTOR;

AMORPHOUS SILICON;

ALBEDO; AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CLOUD COVER; GRASS; IRRADIANCE; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RADIATIVE TRANSFER; REFLECTIVITY; RESEARCH WORK; SILICON; SNOW; SOLAR SYSTEM; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM;

EID: 84875268593     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.01.030     Document Type: Article

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