Could Solar Power work more effectively if the solar rays were magnified?
by Jeff on Dec.25, 2008, under Solar Power
Nohbdy Ahtall asked:
If we focused the sun’s energy like a magnifying glass does into the solar panels, would this generate more power at all?
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If we focused the sun’s energy like a magnifying glass does into the solar panels, would this generate more power at all?
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December 28th, 2008 on 9:19 pm
Not really.
It would reduce the size of the needed solar panel to generate a given amount of energy, but you cannot increase the total power we receive from the sun.
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Not really.
It would reduce the size of the needed solar panel to generate a given amount of energy, but you cannot increase the total power we receive from the sun.
December 29th, 2008 on 11:48 am
No, it would not. If the magnifying glass is the same area as the solar collectors, then it would be the same amount of energy the solar collectors would be gathering without the magnifying glass.
In a way it would be cheaper, using cheap mirrors to focus the sun’s rays onto a smaller solar collector surface area. And solar collectors are far more expensive. But as to more power? No.
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No, it would not. If the magnifying glass is the same area as the solar collectors, then it would be the same amount of energy the solar collectors would be gathering without the magnifying glass.
In a way it would be cheaper, using cheap mirrors to focus the sun’s rays onto a smaller solar collector surface area. And solar collectors are far more expensive. But as to more power? No.
January 1st, 2009 on 3:51 pm
This site I found talks about how to make your own solar power for your house and eliminate your power bill
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This site I found talks about how to make your own solar power for your house and eliminate your power bill
January 2nd, 2009 on 6:40 pm
i think sooo ….. but i dont know……..
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i think sooo ….. but i dont know……..
January 6th, 2009 on 12:14 am
If you concentrate the solar energy on the solar panels too much, the panels will just melt down.
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If you concentrate the solar energy on the solar panels too much, the panels will just melt down.