Analysis of the spectral variations on the performance of high concentrator photovoltaic modules operating under different real climate conditions

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 127, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-187

  Fernández, Eduardo F ^a,b   Almonacid, F ^b   Ruiz Arias, J A ^b   Soria Moya, A ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^c Solar Energy Training Centre (Censolar)   (Spain)

Author keywords

Climate conditions; High concentrator photovoltaic; Spectral effects

Indexed keywords

CELL MEMBRANES; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; CLIMATE CONDITION; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; SPECTRA SIMULATIONS; SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL EFFECTS; SPECTRAL VARIATION;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84901300707     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2014.04.026     Document Type: Article

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