%0 Conference Proceedings %B 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference %D 2009 %T METAMORPHIC GaInP/GaInAs/Ge TRIPLE-JUNCTION SOLAR CELLS WITH > 41 % EFFICIENCY %A F. Dimroth %A W. Guter %A J. Schöne %A E. Welser %A M. Steiner %A E. Oliva %A A. Wekkeli %A G. Siefer %A S.P. Philipps %A A.W. Bett %B 34th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells %D 2007 %T A review and comparison of different methods to determine the series resistance of solar cells %A PYSCH, D %A A. Mette %A Stefan W. Glunz %B Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells %V 91 %P 1698 - 1706 %8 11/2007 %G eng %R 10.1016/j.solmat.2007.05.026 %0 Journal Article %J Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells %D 1995 %T On some thermodynamic aspects of photovoltaic solar energy conversion %A Baruch, P. %A De Vos, A. %A Landsberg, P. T. %A J.E. Parrott %B Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells %V 36 %P 201-222 %G eng %0 Journal Article %J Solar Energy %D 1993 %T Choice of an equivalent black body solar temperature %A J.E. Parrott %B Solar Energy %V 51 %P 195 - 195 %8 09/1993 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V50-497TD5S-1HX/2/5b4be52ce15a1f2f2b664fe8bbb37cb6 %R DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(93)90096-7 %0 Journal Article %J Solar Energy %D 1990 %T Modeling daylight availability and irradiance components from direct and global irradiance %A Richard Perez %A Pierre Ineichen %A Robert Seals %A Joseph Michalsky %A Ronald Stewart %B Solar Energy %V 44 %P 271 - 289 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V50-497T9KG-S0/2/034fdf1417cea3a44d8509fe805f679e %R DOI: 10.1016/0038-092X(90)90055-H %0 Journal Article %J Solar Energy %D 1990 %T Modeling daylight availability and irradiance components from direct and global irradiance %A Richard Perez %A Pierre Ineichen %A Robert Seals %A Joseph Michalsky %A Ronald Stewart %X

This paper presents the latest versions of several models developed by the authors to predict short time-step solar energy and daylight availability quantities needed by energy system modelers or building designers. The modeled quantities are global, direct and diffuse daylight illuminance, diffuse irradiance and illuminance impinging on tilted surfaces of arbitrary orientation, sky zenith luminance and sky luminance angular distribution. All models are original except for the last one which is extrapolated from current standards. All models share a common operating structure and a common set of input data: Hourly (or higher frequency) direct (or diffuse) and global irradiance plus surface dew point temperature. Key experimental observations leading to model development are briefly reviewed. Comprehensive validation results are presented. Model accuracy, assessed in terms of root-mean-square and mean bias errors, is analyzed both as a function of insolation conditions and site climatic environment.

%B Solar Energy %V 44 %P 271–289 %G eng %U http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/B6V50-497T9KG-S0/2/034fdf1417cea3a44d8509fe805f679e %R 10.1016/0038-092X(90)90055-H %0 Journal Article %J IBM Journal of Research Devices %D 1964 %T Nondestructive determination of thickness and refractive index of transparent films %A W. A. Pliskin %A E. E. Conrad %X

A simple nondestructive method of measuring the refractive index and thickness of transparent films on reflective substrates has been developed. The technique involves the use of a microscope equipped with a monochromatic filter on the objective and a stage that can be rotated so that the reflected light is observed at various angles. The film thickness, d, is given by d = {[ΔNλ]/[2µ(cos} r2, - cos r1)], where λ is the wavelength of the filtered light, µ is the refractive index, and {ΔN} is the number of fringes observed between the angles of refraction r2, and r1.

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