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Solar Simulators

Author : D. Laaber

Published in: Solar Thermal Energy

Publisher: Springer US

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Airmass

Amount of air in the atmosphere through which sunlight passes

AM0

Spectral reference for space applications

AM 1

Spectral reference for terrestrial applications, zenith incidence

AM 1.5

Spectral reference for terrestrial applications, sloping incidence

Blackbody

An ideal heat radiation emitter

CSP

Concentrated solar power

Flux

Irradiation density or density of radiative heat flow

HFSS

High-flux solar simulator

Infrared electromagnetic radiation

LED

Light-emitting diode

OFR

Ozone free

Peak flux

The highest flux concentration

Photovoltaics

Ultraviolet electromagnetic radiation

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Title: Solar Simulators
Author: D. Laaber
Publisher: Springer US
Book: Solar Thermal Energy
Print ISBN: 978-1-0716-1421-1

Electronic ISBN: 978-1-0716-1422-8

Copyright Year: 2022
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-0716-1422-8_1055

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