Free–form optics for fresnel–lens–based photovoltaic concentrators

Optics Express

Volumn 21, Issue 103, 2013, Pages A494-A502

  Miñano, Juan C ^a,b   Benítez, Pablo ^a,b   Zamora, Pablo ^a   Buljan, Marina ^a   Mohedano, Rubén ^b   Santamaría, Asunción ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b LPI LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

EFFICIENCY;

EFFICIENCY AND RELIABILITY; FREEFORM OPTICS; HIGH-EFFICIENCY; MANUFACTURING TOLERANCES; MASS PRODUCTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONCENTRATORS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; UNIFORM ILLUMINATION;

OPTICS;

EID: 84878526877     PISSN: None     EISSN: 10944087     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1364/OE.21.00A494     Document Type: Article

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