The high-concentrator photovoltaic module

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2015, Pages 115-151

  Rodrigo, P ^a   Micheli, L ^b   Almonacid, F ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PANAMERICANA   (Mexico)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

ATMOSPHERIC PARAMETERS; CHANGING OPERATING CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; COOLING MECHANISM; ELECTRICAL CHARACTERIZATION; EXPERIMENTAL ANALYSIS; PHOTOVOLTAIC TECHNOLOGY; RELIABLE MODELS;

SOLAR CELLS;

EID: 84938584613     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15039-0_5     Document Type: Article

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