Optical analysis of deviations in a concentrating photovoltaics central receiver system with a flux homogenizer

Applied Optics

Volumn 52, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2974-2984

  Helmers, Henning ^a   Thor, Wei Yi ^a   Schmidt, Thomas ^a   Van Rooyen, De Wet ^a   Bett, Andreas W ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RAY TRACING;

CENTRAL RECEIVER SYSTEM; EXPERIMENTAL VALIDATIONS; FLUX DISTRIBUTIONS; NORMALIZED STANDARD DEVIATIONS; OPTICAL CONCENTRATORS; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAIC RECEIVERS; PHOTOVOLTAICS SYSTEMS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

EID: 84877017224     PISSN: 1559128X     EISSN: 15394522     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/AO.52.002974     Document Type: Article

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