Performance analysis of a reflective 3D crossed compound parabolic concentrating photovoltaic system for building façade integration

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1095-1103

  Mammo, Eliyas Debebe ^a   Sellami, Nazmi ^a   Mallick, Tapas Kumar ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

BIPV; CCPC; reflective

Indexed keywords

BIPV; BUILDING INTEGRATED PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS; CCPC; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; ELECTRICAL CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; EXPERIMENTAL CHARACTERIZATION; NON-UNIFORM ILLUMINATION; REFLECTIVE;

ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; THREE DIMENSIONAL;

MATLAB;

EID: 84881256946     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2211     Document Type: Article

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