The effect of the type of illumination on the energy harvesting performance of solar cells

Solar Energy

Volumn 111, Issue , 2015, Pages 21-29

  Li, Y ^a   Grabham, N J ^a   Beeby, S P ^a   Tudor, M J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Building environment; Energy harvesting; LED; Maximum power point; Solar cell

Indexed keywords

AMORPHOUS MATERIALS; AMORPHOUS SILICON; COLOR; DYE-SENSITIZED SOLAR CELLS; ENERGY HARVESTING; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT SOURCES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; SILICON; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

BUILDING ENVIRONMENT; ILLUMINATION LEVELS; ILLUMINATION SOURCES; INCANDESCENT LIGHTING; MAXIMUM POWER POINT; PHOTOVOLTAIC ENERGY HARVESTING; POLY-CRYSTALLINE SILICON; SPECTRAL COMPOSITION;

LIGHT EMITTING DIODES;

ENERGY PLANNING; FUEL CELL; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; LIGHT INTENSITY; LUMINESCENCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SILICON; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 84912005857     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2014.10.024     Document Type: Article

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