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Multiple Source Photovoltaics

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Entropy and Entropy Generation

Part of the book series: Understanding Chemical Reactivity ((UCRE,volume 18))

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The work flux output of a solar cell subject to n black-body pumping sources is optimised in an approximate sense (investigated in earlier papers). Some theoretical efficiency curves are shown for a three-source situation. The various resulting efficiencies are analysed and compared. Further, an appropriately generalised solar cell equation is found and discussed. A relation with the generalised Shockley-Queisser efficiency is also established for the new extended setting. The one, two and three dimensional cases are covered in a single formalism.

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  1. Faculty of Mathematical Studies, University of Southampton, SO17 1BJ, UK

    P. T. Landsberg

  2. Vakgroep voor Elektronika en Informatie Systemen (ELIS), Universiteit Gent, B-9000, Gent, Belgium

    A. De Vos

  3. Groupe de Physique des Solides (associé au CNRS), Université Paris 7, F 75251, Paris Cedex 05, France

    P. Baruch

  4. Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wales College of Cardiff, P.O. Box 913, Cardiff, CF2 3YB, UK

    J. E. Parrott

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  1. Physiological Institute, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland

    J. S. Shiner

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This paper is dedicated to the memory of Professor John Parrott who died on 25th November 1995

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Landsberg, P.T., De Vos, A., Baruch, P., Parrott, J.E. (1996). Multiple Source Photovoltaics. In: Shiner, J.S. (eds) Entropy and Entropy Generation. Understanding Chemical Reactivity, vol 18. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-46932-4_12

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