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Author Topic: SOLAR PANEL POWERED BY A LARGE MIRROR ??  (Read 4329 times)

magnetman12003

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SOLAR PANEL POWERED BY A LARGE MIRROR ??
« on: June 20, 2017, 09:51:39 PM »
I plan to place a 100 watt solar panel on the inside pane of my house window that faces North.
I live in Michigan.  The thought occurred to me instead of hooking up wires and running them through my house wall I could place a huge old vanity mirror on the outside of my house and reflect morning/evening light off it into the window where the solar panel is.  I can bring it very close to the window and easily take it down in a storm situation.   I also am thinking a silver lined inside photo umbrella can do the same thing.

What's your thoughts?  Has anyone tried this?

SolarAdelaide

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Re: SOLAR PANEL POWERED BY A LARGE MIRROR ??
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2017, 04:35:06 AM »
If it does work, there wouldn't be a need for solar panels with solar trackers  ;D ;D ;D

Paul-R

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Re: SOLAR PANEL POWERED BY A LARGE MIRROR ??
« Reply #2 on: November 08, 2017, 05:57:59 PM »
If it does work, there wouldn't be a need for solar panels with solar trackers  ;D ;D ;D
That's easy enough.

It would pay to have a large curved mirror which focusses down on to the active area of the pv cell but tracking might be more complicated.

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Re: SOLAR PANEL POWERED BY A LARGE MIRROR ??
« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2017, 02:32:21 AM »
"It would pay to have a large curved mirror which
focusses down on to the active area of the pv cell but
tracking might be more complicated."

Aggg there's hundredways round this