The BOSCO solar cell: Double-sided collection & bifacial operation

Energy Procedia

Volumn 55, Issue , 2014, Pages 416-424

  Fertig, Fabian ^a   Krauß, Karin ^a   Greulich, Johannes ^a   Clement, Florian ^a   Biro, Daniel ^a   Preu, Ralf ^a   Rein, Stefan ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR SOLAR ENERGY SYSTEMS ISE   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bifacial; Double sided collection; Multi crystalline silicon

Indexed keywords

EID: 84922274692     PISSN: 18766102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.egypro.2014.08.120     Document Type: Conference Paper

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