Impact of individual atmospheric parameters on CPV system power, energy yield and cost of energy

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2014, Pages 1080-1095

  Chan, Ngai Lam Alvin ^a   Brindley, Helen E ^a   Ekins Daukes, Nicholas John ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aerosols; Air mass; Atmospheric parameters; Concentrator photovoltaics; Energy yield; Impact

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

AIR MASS; ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; ENERGY YIELDS; IMPACT;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84908030256     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2376     Document Type: Article

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