Basakwerdz solar

Been waiting a while for them to commercialise this.
Thanks for the link!
 
So...you'd kinda have to have these motorized to move around to not face the sun?
Am i reading that right?
 
TheOne&OnlyZeke said:
So...you'd kinda have to have these motorized to move around to not face the sun?
Am i reading that right?
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Just need to shade them.
What I like is that they are consistent. Solar can be a roller coaster ride.
 
TheOne&OnlyZeke said:
So...you'd kinda have to have these motorized to move around to not face the sun?
Am i reading that right?
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You could put a shutter over the cell, and motorize that. That way you just have to rotate it open or closed, would only use a couple hundred mW at most.

Edit: expanding on that a bit– You could put these cells on the back of a shutter, over a normal solar cell. Rotate them ~45° respect to the sun during the day, hot side down, and point them up at night.
 
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The interesting challenge to me will be, how can you combine these on the same array with photovoltaic cells, so you can maximize power generation both during the day and the night. Maybe flip it over? Photovoltaic on one side, and thermoradiative on the back, and a small motor to flip them over to the optimal side depending on conditions?
 
Zarathustra[H] said:
The interesting challenge to me will be, how can you combine these on the same array with photovoltaic cells, so you can maximize power generation both during the day and the night. Maybe flip it over? Photovoltaic on one side, and thermoradiative on the back, and a small motor to flip them over to the optimal side depending on conditions?
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Nobu said:
You could put a shutter over the cell, and motorize that. That way you just have to rotate it open or closed, would only use a couple hundred mW at most.

Edit: expanding on that a bit– You could put these cells on the back of a shutter, over a normal solar cell. Rotate them ~45° respect to the sun during the day, hot side down, and point them up at night.
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What about solar in space, one side facing the sun getting energy, producing heat that radiates out the dark side of it producing energy? #patent pending
 
50w per squared meter sounds really really bad they are 1/4 as efficient as normal cells and I imagine unless they are gigantic they wouldn't keep outputting power for long until they hit equilibrium.
 
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