LakeLeaf
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Keeping on eye to see if this is the real deal
EVDRIVER said:
LakeLeaf said:Keeping on eye to see if this is the real deal
If it's directly on top of the solar cells, and it's thin and flat, then isn't the "concentrator's" surface area going to be the same as the solar panel's surface area? So it must be concentrating by a factor of ... 1:1 :!:HyperSolar has invented the world’s first thin and flat solar concentrator for direct placement on top of existing solar cells.
planet4ever said:Sure sounds like nonsense to me.
If it's directly on top of the solar cells, and it's thin and flat, then isn't the "concentrator's" surface area going to be the same as the solar panel's surface area? So it must be concentrating by a factor of ... 1:1 :!:HyperSolar has invented the world’s first thin and flat solar concentrator for direct placement on top of existing solar cells.
No, wait! I get it! It's straining all the impurities out of the sunlight and so concentrating its essence. :lol:
Ray
Amplification and water cooling are both feasible ways of improving solar systems, and I apologize for making a snap judgment without reading the entire article. I now see that they are planning to concentrate, but in a rather odd way, by keeping the surface area constant but reducing the number of cells receiving the energy. So they won't really be increasing the output of the solar panel, in fact they may be decreasing it somewhat, but they will be producing more energy per cell. From a homeowner's perspective, you won't be able to get any more energy off your roof, but you might be able to get the energy somewhat more cheaply, if they can keep their cost down, and also produce sparsely populated panels for a significantly reduced price.hill said:This isn't pie in the sky . . . in fact several companies are already harnessing excess photo voltaic power using amplification methods and water cooling (to keep the cells not only from over heating, but harvesting the heat energy that's carried away).
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