i wasnt talking about your idea, i was speaking of the computer. anyway if you were to go about it this way, you would need a "white oil" which is totally clear, and colorless because any color or particulates would lower the applied sunlight. this would produce more heat, yes, but the electrical power would be reduced. from an application standpoint the question is "is the tradeoff worth it?" it all depends on what results you are after.
----- Original Message ----- From: Michael Redler To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Sent: Monday, May 15, 2006 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [Biofuel] Solar Concentrator & PV Modules 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. 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 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 [snip] _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/338 - Release Date: 5/12/2006 _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
