High-concentrator photovoltaic power plants: Energy balance and case studies

Green Energy and Technology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2015, Pages 443-477

  Pérez Higueras, Pedro ^a   Muñoz Rodríguez, Francisco J ^a   Adame Sánchez, Carlos ^c   Hontoria García, Leocadio ^a   Rus Casas, Catalina ^a   González Rodríguez, Antonio ^c   Aguilar Peña, Juan D ^a   Gallego Álvarez, Francisco J ^a   Gonzalez Luchena I ^c   Fernández, Eduardo F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF JAÉN   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CASTILLA LA MANCHA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

CONCENTRATOR MODULES; CONCENTRATOR PHOTOVOLTAICS; EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES; ITS APPLICATIONS; NEW ENERGY SOURCES; PERFORMANCE RATIO; REAL OPERATING CONDITIONS; SOLAR TRACKER;

SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

EID: 84938632604     PISSN: 18653529     EISSN: 18653537     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-15039-0_16     Document Type: Article

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