Re: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency - Storage solutions NOT

2018-11-26 Thread Robert
& how not to do storage... Can you imagine what a power wall going up in a house fire would be like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdDi1haA71Q On 11/26/18 4:29 PM, Bill Prince wrote: Closer to 14,000 homes. California already produces more solar electricity than it can use. The next big th

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency

2018-11-26 Thread Robert
Sounds like the perfect use for the Tesla Powerpack. On 11/26/18 4:29 PM, Bill Prince wrote: Closer to 14,000 homes. California already produces more solar electricity than it can use. The next big thing is storage. bp On 11/26/2018 10:22 AM, Steve Jones wrote: There were about 9500 homes d

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency

2018-11-26 Thread Bill Prince
Closer to 14,000 homes. California already produces more solar electricity than it can use. The next big thing is storage. bp On 11/26/2018 10:22 AM, Steve Jones wrote: There were about 9500 homes destroyed in the california wildfires. Thats 9500 new mandated solar installations in a short p

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency

2018-11-26 Thread Steve Jones
s could handle the broadband > part. I wonder what the electric field strength is of sunlight. If it was > not high enough it would not be rectifiable. > > *From:* Bill Prince > *Sent:* Sunday, November 25, 2018 3:09 PM > *To:* AFMUG > *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel ef

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency

2018-11-25 Thread Bill Prince
Prince Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 3:09 PM To: AFMUG Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency     Most of you know this, but current technology silicon

Re: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency

2018-11-25 Thread Chuck McCown
would not be rectifiable. From: Bill Prince Sent: Sunday, November 25, 2018 3:09 PM To: AFMUG Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency Most of you know this, but current technology silicon solar panels are near their peak efficiency at 20-25 % efficiency. There is a speculated peak

[AFMUG] OT: Solar panel efficiency

2018-11-25 Thread Bill Prince
Most of you know this, but current technology silicon solar panels are near their peak efficiency at 20-25 % efficiency. There is a speculated peak efficiency of around 29%, but we have no idea whether we can reach it or not. The big issue is that only a