PVLimits: PV thermodynamic limit calculator

By Mohammad Ryyan Khan1; Xin Jin1; Muhammad A. Alam1

1. Purdue University

The tool is designed to calculate the thermodynamic performance limit of single-junction and multi-junction solar cells.

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Version 1.2 - published on 26 Jan 2017

doi:10.4231/D3SX64B3F cite this

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