Point-focus spectral splitting solar concentrator for multiple cells concentrating photovoltaic system

Journal of Optics (United Kingdom)

Volumn 17, Issue 10, 2015, Pages

  Maragliano, Carlo ^a   Chiesa, Matteo ^a   Stefancich, Marco ^b  

^a KHALIFA UNIVERSITY   (United Arab Emirates)

^b CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

concentrator; optics; photovoltaics; spectrum splitting

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); COST EFFECTIVENESS; INJECTION MOLDING; LENSES; LIGHT; OPTICS; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC; CONCENTRATING PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS; CONCENTRATOR; MATHEMATICAL FRAMEWORKS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; OPTICAL TRANSMISSIVITY; PHOTOVOLTAICS; SPECTRUM SPLITTING;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 84947723791     PISSN: 20408978     EISSN: 20408986     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/2040-8978/17/10/105901     Document Type: Article

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