A spectrally splitting photovoltaic-thermal hybrid receiver utilising direct absorption and wave interference light filtering

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells

Volumn 139, Issue , 2015, Pages 71-80

  Mojiri, Ahmad ^a   Stanley, Cameron ^a   Taylor, Robert A ^b   Kalantar Zadeh, Kourosh ^a   Rosengarten, Gary ^a  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Concentrating; Hybrid; Solar; Spectral modification; Spectral splitting

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); LIGHT; LIGHT POLARIZATION; PHOTOELECTROCHEMICAL CELLS; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; RAY TRACING; SILICON SOLAR CELLS; SOLAR CELLS;

CONCENTRATING; HYBRID; SOLAR; SPECTRAL MODIFICATIONS; SPECTRAL SPLITTING;

BANDPASS FILTERS;

EID: 84961289590     PISSN: 09270248     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.solmat.2015.03.011     Document Type: Article

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