Steady state analysis of a storage integrated solar thermophotovoltaic (SISTPV) system

Solar Energy

Volumn 96, Issue , 2013, Pages 33-45

  Datas, A ^a   Chubb, D L ^b   Veeraragavan, A ^c  

^a INSTITUTO DE ENERGÍA SOLAR   (Spain)

^b NASA GLENN RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentrating solar power; Phase change material; Photovoltaics; Solar energy; Solar thermophotovoltaics; Thermal storage

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATED SOLAR POWER; CONCENTRATING SOLAR POWER; OVERALL CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; STEADY-STATE ANALYSIS; STORAGE ENERGY DENSITY; THERMAL STORAGE; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

HEAT STORAGE; SILICON; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR ENERGY;

PHASE CHANGE MATERIALS;

HIGH TEMPERATURE; MELTING; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM; THEORETICAL STUDY;

PEPPER GOLDEN MOSAIC VIRUS - [MEXICO];

EID: 84881098280     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2013.07.002     Document Type: Article

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