Concentrator photovoltaics
Concentrator photovoltaics (CPV), also called concentrating photovoltaics or concentration photovoltaics, is a photovoltaic technology that generates electricity from sunlight. CPV research and development has been pursued in over 20 countries for more than a decade. The annual CPV-x conference series has served as a primary networking and exchange forum between university, government lab, and industry participants. CPV systems are categorized according to the amount of their solar concentration, measured in "suns" (the square of the The higher , lesser , and added engineering and operational complexities (in comparison to zero and low-concentration PV technologies) make long-life performance a critical demonstration goal for the first generations of CPV technologies. concentration levels equivalent to hundreds of suns), as long as the solar cell is kept cool through the use of According to theory, properties allow to operate more efficiently in concentrated light than they do under a nominal level of.
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