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The R.A. concentrating photovoltaic array has been measured during its first year of operation. Electrical, optical and mechanical performances are presented in this paper. The overall efficiency is 4%. This low value is due to non uniform illumination and to dispersion of the solar cell characteristics.
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Sala, G., Chenlo, F. (1982). Performance of 1 KW Peak Concentrating Photovoltaic Array. In: Bloss, W.H., Grassi, G. (eds) Fourth E.C. Photovoltaic Solar Energy Conference. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7898-0_34
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