Key parameters in determining energy generated by CPV modules

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications

Volumn 23, Issue 10, 2015, Pages 1250-1259

  Kurtz, Sarah ^a   Muller, Matthew ^a   Jordan, Dirk ^a   Ghosal, Kanchan ^b   Fisher, Brent ^b   Verlinden, Pierre ^c   Hashimoto, Jun ^d   Riley, Daniel ^e  

^a NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

^b Semprius   (United States)

^c State Key Laboratory for Photovoltaic Science and Technology   (China)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ADVANCED INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AIST   (Japan)

^e SANDIA NATIONAL LABORATORIES   (United States)

Author keywords

acceptance angle; concentrator PV; energy rating; energy yield; performance ratio

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); RATING;

ACCEPTANCE ANGLE; CONCENTRATOR PV; ENERGY RATING; ENERGY YIELDS; PERFORMANCE RATIO;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

EID: 84941620331     PISSN: 10627995     EISSN: 1099159X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/pip.2544     Document Type: Article

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