Design and investigation of a novel lens-walled compound parabolic concentrator with air gap

Applied Energy

Volumn 125, Issue , 2014, Pages 21-27

  Guiqiang, Li ^a,b   Gang, Pei ^a,b   Yuehong, Su ^b   Yunyun, Wang ^a   Jie, Ji ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY OF CHINA   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air gap; BICPV; CPC; Lens walled; Total internal reflection

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFICIENCY; MIRRORS; REFRACTIVE INDEX; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

AIR-GAPS; BICPV; CPC; LENS-WALLED; TOTAL INTERNAL REFLECTIONS;

LENSES;

BUILDING; DESIGN; HIGH TEMPERATURE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM;

EID: 84898638016     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2014.03.042     Document Type: Article

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