Uniqueness verification of direct solar spectral index for estimating outdoor performance of concentrator photovoltaic systems

Renewable Energy

Volumn 75, Issue , 2015, Pages 762-766

  Chantana, Jakapan ^a   Ueno, Seiya ^a   Ota, Yasuyuki ^b   Nishioka, Kensuke ^b   Minemoto, Takashi ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIYAZAKI   (Japan)

Author keywords

Average photon energy; Concentrator photovoltaic system; Direct normal solar spectrum; Spectral irradiance distribution

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTONS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR RADIATION;

CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; DIRECT SOLAR RADIATION; PHOTON ENERGY; SOLAR SPECTRUM; SPECTRAL DISTRIBUTION; SPECTRAL IRRADIANCE; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

FUEL CELL; IRRADIANCE; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER; SPECTRAL ANALYSIS; SPECTRUM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 84938536047     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: 18790682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2014.10.059     Document Type: Article

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