Performance results from micro-cell based high concentration photovoltaic research development and demonstration systems

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1370-1376

  Ghosal, Kanchan ^a   Burroughs, Scott ^a   Heuser, Karsten ^b   Setz, Daniel ^b   Garralaga Rojas, Enrique ^b  

^a SEMPRIUS INC   (United States)

^b SIEMENS AG   (Germany)

Author keywords

concentrator; CPV; HCPV; multi junction cell; photovoltaic

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATOR; CPV; HCPV; MULTI-JUNCTION CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC;

CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON;

CYTOLOGY;

EID: 84883051389     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2298     Document Type: Conference Paper

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