reflectors

[otp9999zz]

looking for designs that use reflective metal wings to surround the solar panel

and increase its output...200 watt panels...anyone have success with this...

and what happened to that guy in Australia that was getting 1000 watts off of

a wafer the size of a paperback book...??

[wooferhound]

It works great until you burn out your solar panels because they don't like a lot of heat.

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2007/7/31/134214/673

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2008/6/12/53238/7887

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2008/4/30/131328/411

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2006/5/10/0194/49709

http://www.fieldlines.com/story/2007/4/24/21659/2856

[stevend]

One thing I didn't see in the above list of threads was a reminder resize wires, fuses, charge controller, ... appropriately. You're going to get more power (voltage and current) than the solar panel is spec'd at since it's spec'd for 1 sun only. You normally add an extra 25% for reflection from lakes and/or snow so this is much the same situation.

-Steve

http://rimstar.org/renewnrg