solar panel increased efficiency (1 Viewer)

[tofo]

would you do this to your solar panel to find out if its true

link borrowed from elsewhare


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/03/wrinkles_on_solar_cells/

 

[Gromett]

would you do this to your solar panel to find out if its true

link borrowed from elsewhare


http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/05/03/wrinkles_on_solar_cells/

It's microscopic folds, I am pretty sure they didn't get a bit of sandpaper on it

It also refers to the plastic based solar cells and it is a 47% increase not increased up to 47%. So if you do this to a 3% efficiency cell you get almost 4.5% efficiency:Sad:

A lot of these solar panel 'advances' never make it to the production line unfortunely.

I read the register.co.uk amongst others daily and they announce a new advance in solar tech every other week. I have yet to see any of them make it to end user products :Angry: The register is the tech worlds version of the Sun... Check out the source article though.
http://www.photonics.com/Article.aspx?AID=50779

 

[Gromett]

Here is a few more examples

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/26/solar_power_paint/ 26 April
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/04/18/syd_uni_solar_research/ 18th April
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/27/3d_photovoltaic_installations/ 27 March
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/14/twin_creeks_technologies_proton_gun_slicer/ 14th March
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/03/01/tubular_cells/ 1st March

2 -3 a month...

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[TheBig1]

I realise this is basically micro technology and very small creases, but I wonder if putting a sheet of crinkly plastic over a solar panel???? now watch somebody try it

 

[lorger]

This would be great for me as i make the film that goes inside PV solar panels and if the surface is not perfect then we have to fail it. So would make my job a lot easier.