Characterization of Optics for Concentrating Photovoltaic and Solar Thermal Applications
Author(s) -
Andreas Hornung,
Peter Kiefel,
Anna Heimsath,
Tobias Schmid,
Thomas Schmidt,
Peter Nitz
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
fraunhofer-publica (fraunhofer-gesellschaft)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Conference proceedings
DOI - 10.1364/ose.2014.rw4b.1
Subject(s) - photovoltaic system , characterization (materials science) , optics , thermal , sunlight , solar energy , materials science , solar cable , optoelectronics , engineering physics , computer science , solar mirror , photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector , physics , engineering , electrical engineering , meteorology
An overview of experimental methods to characterize mirrors and lenses for the collection and concentration of sunlight is presented. For some optical properties several different measurement methods are described in literature. These are compared addressing advantages and limitations
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