Outdoor performance of a low-concentrated photovoltaic-thermal hybrid system with crystalline silicon solar cells

Applied Energy

Volumn 112, Issue , 2013, Pages 618-625

  Kong, Chengdong ^a   Xu, Zilin ^a   Yao, Qiang ^a  

^a Tsinghua University   (China)

Author keywords

Different weather conditions; Low concentrated PV T system; Model evaluation; Optical efficiency; Solar irradiance

Indexed keywords

HYBRID SYSTEMS; METEOROLOGY; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION; SUN;

DIFFERENT WEATHER CONDITIONS; LOW-CONCENTRATED PV/T SYSTEM; MODEL EVALUATION; OPTICAL EFFICIENCY; SOLAR IRRADIANCES;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CRYSTALLINITY; OPTIMIZATION; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SOLAR ACTIVITY; SOLAR POWER; SOLAR RADIATION;

EID: 84884206838     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2013.02.011     Document Type: Article

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