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Investigation and review of mirrors reflectance in parabolic trough solar collectors (PTSCs)
Energy Reports, 2019 As mirrors used in concentrating solar systems influence the thermal efficiency of the systems collectors to a large extent, the reflectance of mirrors plays a critical role in the thermal efficiency of parabolic trough solar collectors.
Hamzeh Jamali
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Solar reflectance of ETICS finishing coatings – a comparison of experimental techniques [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2020 The solar reflectance has a significant role in the thermal behaviour and surface temperature of ETICS finishing coats. Incomplete information of solar reflectance of ETICS with nanopigments can sometimes difficult their adequate selection. In this work,
Ramos Nuno M. M. +3 more
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Efficiency Enhancement of GaAs Single-Junction Solar Cell by Nanotextured Window Layer
Applied Sciences, 2022 In order to improve efficiency of flexible III-V semiconductor multi-junction solar cells, it is important to enhance the current density for efficiency improvement and to attain an even efficiency of solar cells on a curved surface.
Chae-Won Kim +3 more
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Foods, 2022 Food product packaging should block light to protect nutrients, color and active ingredients in functional food from degradation. Currently, packages are not optimized in terms of the solar radiation impact on the products they contain.
Bartosz Błoński +3 more
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International Journal of Renewable Energy Development, 2022 MC-Si is the most widely used material for making solar PV cells. In spite of the considerable research on improving the conversion efficiency of MC-Si solar PV cells still it remains well within the range of 15-20%.
Sudeep Ullattil +3 more
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PLoS ONE, 2023 Incoming solar radiation (wavelengths 290-2500 nm) significantly affects an organism's thermal balance via radiative heat gain. Species adapted to different environments can differ in solar reflectance profiles.
Meghan Barrett, Sean O'Donnell
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Preparation and characterization of glass ceramic frits with high solar reflectance
Open Ceramics, 2021 The temperature of cities increases due to the UHI phenomenon and climate change. Among the mitigation strategies, high solar reflectance materials make an important contribution, in particular ceramic materials on which studies have shown that the ...
M. Governatori +3 more
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Journal of Materiomics, 2021 Controlling the distribution of solar spectrum in different bands would boost the energy harvesting efficiency and optimize the energy dispatchability. 1D photonic crystal with intrinsic optical band gap can be used to split the solar spectrum for hybrid
Dong Wei +7 more
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Impact of Incorporating NIR Reflective Pigments in Finishing Coatings of ETICS
Infrastructures, 2021 Near-infrared (NIR) reflective materials are being developed for mitigating building cooling needs. Their use contributes to broadening the range of colours, responding to the urban aesthetic demand without compromising the building performance.
Nuno M. M. Ramos +4 more
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Data in Brief, 2016 The spectral specular reflectance of conventional and novel reflective materials for solar concentrators is measured with an acceptance angle of 17.5 mrad over the wavelength range 300−2500 nm at incidence angles 15–60° using a spectroscopic goniometry ...
Philipp Good +5 more
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