What does extreme mean?
The way I see it, there is probably less materials (no special methods for interfacing PV panel and cooling). I visualize the PV panels in a clear, oil tight enclosure with an inlet, outlet, a length of tubing, heat exchanger (radiator) and circulating pump. As far as hardware is concerned, I don't see this as a huge departure from what we've already been talking about.
Now, this thread contains lot of "it won't work" type statements which are not supported with a hell of a lot of information. Simply put, it's a bit of a turn-off.
The way I see it, there is probably less materials (no special methods for interfacing PV panel and cooling). I visualize the PV panels in a clear, oil tight enclosure with an inlet, outlet, a length of tubing, heat exchanger (radiator) and circulating pump. As far as hardware is concerned, I don't see this as a huge departure from what we've already been talking about.
Now, this thread contains lot of "it won't work" type statements which are not supported with a hell of a lot of information. Simply put, it's a bit of a turn-off.
So, if you have a position that questions the validity of an idea, please back it up with something more than "that's just a touchbit extreme...".
Thank you in advance.
Mike
Thank you in advance.
Mike
Jason & Katie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
that's just a touchbit extreme...
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael Redler
To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org
Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 7:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Solar Concentrator & PV Modules
As we all know, there are a lot of ways to harvest waste heat but the one
that stands out in my mind is from a message posted about six months ago. I
don't know if this is a solution, but I'm definitely curious to know one way
or the other.
http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/msg59540.html
1) Oils are generally non-conductive so, the PV cells can be immersed in it
without shorting.
2.) Some oils can come with fairly good optical qualities - important for
passing light to PV and transforming light to electricity.
Joe: I remember reading your post about experimenting with black bodies and
it looks like you have a background that may be useful here. Maybe you can
chime in (if your reading this thread)?
Mike
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