Optimization of large-size glass laminated luminescent solar concentrators

Solar Energy

Volumn 117, Issue , 2015, Pages 260-267

  Zhang, Jun ^a   Wang, Mengjiao ^a   Zhang, Yi ^a   He, Hao ^a   Xie, Wei ^a   Yang, Mengmeng ^a   Ding, Jianjun ^a   Bao, Jun ^a   Sun, Song ^a   Gao, Chen ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bottom mounted PV; Glass laminated; Large size; Luminescent solar concentrator

Indexed keywords

FLOWCHARTING; GLASS; LAMINATING; MONOCRYSTALLINE SILICON; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

BOTTOM-MOUNTED PV; FLUORESCENT DYES; LARGE-SIZE; LUMINESCENT MATERIAL; LUMINESCENT SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; POWER CONVERSION EFFICIENCIES; SPATIAL CONCENTRATION; TRACKING SYSTEM;

LUMINESCENCE;

CRYSTALLINITY; DYE; FUEL CELL; GLASS; LIGHT EFFECT; LUMINESCENCE; OPTIMIZATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84930199412     PISSN: 0038092X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solener.2015.05.004     Document Type: Article

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