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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (309089)11/5/2006 12:32:43 AM
From: combjelly  Respond to of 1572658
 
"Don't some of them angle themselves to face the sun?"

Yep. And some have magnifiers. And some have all that, plus water cooling. If the cells are expensive, multijunction, very highly efficient cells, you might want to maximize the cost per unit area by taking these steps. But if the cells are optimized for the average case and low cost per unit area, then you won't have any of that. Cost-benefit tradeoffs.



To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (309089)11/5/2006 7:46:04 AM
From: RetiredNow  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1572658
 
Some do, but they can be set up anywhere between a 20-45% angle facing the South. That's the optimal range. I imagine you could get fancy and have them follow the sun like a Sunflower, but that's not really necessary.


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