Voltage matching and optimal cell compositions for microsystem-enabled photovoltaic modules

IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 1593-1602

  Lentine, Anthony L ^a   Nielson, Gregory N ^a   Okandan, Murat ^a   Cruz Campa, Jose Luis ^a   Tauke Pedretti, Anna ^a  

^a SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

Microoptics; microsensors; photovoltaic cells; photovoltaic systems; solar energy

Indexed keywords

MICROSENSORS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY;

CELL COMPOSITION; PHOTOVOLTAIC MODULES; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; VOLTAGE MATCHING;

MICROOPTICS;

EID: 84908255887     PISSN: 21563381     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/JPHOTOV.2014.2345437     Document Type: Article

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