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Performance of a concentrating photovoltaic/thermal solar collector

Coventry, 2005

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8455701574011679981
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Coventry J
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Solar energy

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The performance of a parabolic trough photovoltaic/thermal collector with a geometric concentration ratio of 37× is described. Measured results under typical operating conditions show thermal efficiency around 58% and electrical efficiency around 11%, therefore a …
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