Outdoor performance analysis of a 1090× point-focus Fresnel high concentrator photovoltaic/thermal system with triple-junction solar cells

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 100, Issue , 2015, Pages 191-200

  Xu, Ning ^a   Ji, Jie ^a   Sun, Wei ^a   Han, Lisheng ^a   Chen, Haifei ^a,b   Jin, Zhuling ^a  

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

^b CHANGZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

High concentrator; Point focus Fresnel; PV T; System evaluation

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EFFICIENCY; IRRADIATION; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; ELECTRICAL PERFORMANCE; FRESNEL; GEOMETRIC CONCENTRATION RATIOS; HIGH CONCENTRATOR; PV/T; SYSTEM EVALUATION; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84929582714     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2015.04.082     Document Type: Article

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