Analysis of the dependence of the spectral factor of some PV technologies on the solar spectrum distribution

Applied Energy

Volumn 113, Issue , 2014, Pages 302-309

  Nofuentes, G ^a   Garcia Domingo B ^a   Munoz J V ^a   Chenlo, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b CIEMAT   (Spain)

Author keywords

Average photon energy; Performance; PV module; Spectral factor; Spectral irradiance

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM TELLURIDE; OPTICS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SELENIUM COMPOUNDS; TECHNOLOGY; THIN FILMS;

PERFORMANCE; PHOTON ENERGY; PV MODULES; SPECTRAL FACTORS; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE;

SILICON;

AMORPHOUS MEDIUM; CADMIUM; CLEAR SKY; COPPER COMPOUND; FILM; IRRADIANCE; OPERATIONS TECHNOLOGY; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; SILICON; SOLAR POWER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; TELLURIUM;

EID: 84882585455     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.07.044     Document Type: Article

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