Modelling the effect of device geometry on concentration ratios of quantum dot solar concentrators

ISES Solar World Congress 2007, ISES 2007

Volumn 2, Issue , 2007, Pages 1484-1488

  Kennedy, M ^a   McCormack, S J ^a   Doran, J ^a   Norton, B ^a  

^a DUBLIN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Ireland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION RATIO; DEVICE GEOMETRIES; DIFFUSE LIGHT; MONTE CARLO; NON-IMAGING; OPTIMUM SHAPE; POWER OUT PUT; RELATIVE COSTS;

GEOMETRY; SEMICONDUCTOR QUANTUM DOTS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 84875899816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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