The effect of irradiance mismatch on a semi-dense array of triple-junction concentrator cells

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 116, Issue , 2013, Pages 238-251

  Cooper, Thomas ^a   Pravettoni, Mauro ^b   Cadruvi, Monica ^a,e   Ambrosetti, Gianluca ^c   Steinfeld, Aldo ^a,d  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS OF SOUTHERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^c Airlight Energy Manufacturing SA   (Switzerland)

^d PAUL SCHERRER INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^e ABB SWITZERLAND LTD   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Apodizing filter; Equivalent circuit; Mismatch loss; Non uniformity; Serial array

Indexed keywords

APODIZING FILTERS; CONCENTRATOR SOLAR CELLS; EQUIVALENT CIRCUIT MODEL; HIGH-CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; MISMATCH LOSS; NON-UNIFORM IRRADIATION; NONUNIFORMITY; SERIAL ARRAY;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EQUIVALENT CIRCUITS; OPTICAL SYSTEMS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

CELLS;

EID: 84878826501     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2013.04.027     Document Type: Article

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