Realistic power output modeling of CPV modules

AIP Conference Proceedings

Volumn 1477, Issue , 2012, Pages 309-312

  Steiner, Marc ^a   Siefer, Gerald ^a   Bos̈ch, Armin ^a   Hornung, Thorsten ^a   Bett, Andreas W ^a  

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

Author keywords

CPV module; Energy yield; Modeling; Optics; SMARTS2; SPICE

Indexed keywords

EID: 84877097195     PISSN: 0094243X     EISSN: 15517616     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1063/1.4753893     Document Type: Conference Paper

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