Thermal analysis of a high concentration photovoltaic/thermal system

Solar Energy

Volumn 107, Issue , 2014, Pages 372-379

  Chen, Haifei ^a   Ji, Jie ^a   Wang, Yunfeng ^a   Sun, Wei ^a   Pei, Gang ^a   Yu, Zhi ^a  

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

Author keywords

High concentration ratio; Photovoltaic thermal; Thermal analysis; Triple junction solar cells

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONVERSION EFFICIENCY; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; THERMOANALYSIS;

CONCENTRATION RATIO; HIGH-CONCENTRATION PHOTOVOLTAIC; HIGH-CONCENTRATION PV; LIGHT INTENSITY DISTRIBUTION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CONVERSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC/THERMAL; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; UTILIZATION EFFICIENCY;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENERGY EFFICIENCY; FUEL CELL; LIGHT INTENSITY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

EID: 84903468379     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.05.043     Document Type: Article

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