Triple-junction solar cell efficiencies above 32%: The promise and challenges of their application in high-concentration-ratio PV systems

Conference Record of the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference

Volumn 2000-January, Issue , 2000, Pages 955-960

  Cotal, H L ^a   Lillington, D R ^a   Ermer, J H ^a   King, R R ^a   Karam, N H ^a   Kurtz, S R ^b   Friedman, D J ^b   Olson, J M ^b   Ward, J S ^b   Duda, A ^b   Emery, K A ^b   Moriarty, T ^b  

^a Spectrolab Inc   (United States)

^b NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; EFFICIENCY; ELECTRIC RESISTANCE; GERMANIUM; SOLAR CELLS; SPACE APPLICATIONS;

CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CONCENTRATION RATIO; CONCENTRATOR SYSTEMS; MULTI JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS; MULTI-JUNCTION CELLS; SERIES RESISTANCES; TRIPLE JUNCTION CELLS; TRIPLE JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS;

SOLAR CONCENTRATORS;

EID: 84949563035     PISSN: 01608371     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PVSC.2000.916044     Document Type: Conference Paper

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