Model for estimating the energy yield of a high concentrator photovoltaic system

Energy

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 77-85

  Fernández, Eduardo F ^a   Perez Higueras P ^a   Almonacid, F ^a   Ruiz Arias, J A ^a   Rodrigo, P ^b   Fernandez, J I ^a   Luque Heredia, I ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSIDAD PANAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^c BSQ Solar   (Spain)

Author keywords

Energy yield; HCPV systems; Modelling; Outdoor characterization

Indexed keywords

MODELS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; BALANCE OF SYSTEMS; CELL TEMPERATURE; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; ENERGY YIELDS; MARKET EXPANSIONS; MATHEMATICAL EXPRESSIONS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CONTROL SYSTEM; ENERGY MARKET; FUEL CELL; MODEL VALIDATION; NUMERICAL MODEL; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS;

SPAIN;

EID: 84930867938     PISSN: 03605442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2015.04.095     Document Type: Article

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