Analytical Model of Multi-junction Solar Cell

Arabian Journal for Science and Engineering

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 547-555

  Babar, Muhammad ^a,b   Rizvi, Arslan A ^a   Al Ammar, Essam A ^a   Malik, Nazar H ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^b NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

Author keywords

Concentrated photovoltaic; Modeling simulation; Multi junction solar cell; Tunnel junction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892453771     PISSN: 2193567X     EISSN: 21914281     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13369-013-0821-9     Document Type: Article

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