The results of thermal analysis and experiments are presented for a 1-kW brand new medium-level (8X) concentration
photovoltaic (CPV) unit that is cooled by evaporation and built as an elongated floating solar unit. The unit keeps the
silicon PV elements at low and stable temperature around the clock, significantly outperforms competitors' systems in
terms of the power output and the life span of identical PV elements. It is demonstrated theoretically and experimentally
that the PV element temperature level exceeds the temperature level of water in the water basin (used as a heat sink) by
just a few degrees.
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