Thermophotovoltaic generation: A state of the art review

Proceedings of the 25th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization and Simulation of Energy Conversion Systems and Processes, ECOS 2012

Volumn 1, Issue , 2012, Pages 258-278

  Bosi, Matteo ^a   Ferrari, Claudio ^a   Melino, Francesco ^a   Pinelli, Michele ^b   Spina, Pier Ruggero ^b   Venturini, Mauro ^b  

^a IMEM CNR   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Analytical aspects; Review; State of the art; Thermophotovoltaic generator

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; REVIEWS;

ANALYTICAL ASPECTS; COGENERATION SYSTEMS; CRITICAL REVIEW; CURRENT TECHNOLOGY; STATE OF THE ART; STATE-OF-THE ART REVIEWS; STATE-OF-THE-ART TECHNOLOGY; THERMOPHOTOVOLTAICS;

ENERGY CONVERSION;

EID: 84896351719     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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