Effects of Nonuniform Incident Illumination on the Thermal Performance of a Concentrating Triple Junction Solar Cell

Table 1

Thermophysical properties assumed in the simulation.

Component	Material	Length (mm)	Thickness (mm)	Thermal conductivity W/m·K	Absorptivity
Solar cell	GuInp	10	0.1	73	0.04
	GuAs	10	0.2	65	0.40
	Ge	10	0.2	60	0.50
Front contact	Cu + Ag + Hg	2	0.025	300	0.15
Glass cover	Low-iron glass	10	2	12	0.04
Adhesive		10	0.5	50	0.02
Back plate	Aluminium	10	1.5	238