Influence of temperature and irradiance on triple-junction solar subcells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 144-152

  Helmers, Henning ^a   Schachtner, Michael ^a   Bett, Andreas W ^a  

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

Author keywords

Characterization; CPV; Multi junction solar cells; Space; Temperature coefficient; Temperature dependence

Indexed keywords

CPV; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SPACE; TEMPERATURE COEFFICIENT; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

CHARACTERIZATION; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GALLIUM; GERMANIUM; OPEN CIRCUIT VOLTAGE; SOLAR CELLS; TEMPERATURE DISTRIBUTION;

NANOSTRUCTURED MATERIALS;

EID: 84878299554     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.03.039     Document Type: Article

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