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Self-Cooling Solar Cells
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Jul 23 2014 01:20 PM | eds in Solar Power
Solar panels in full sun can easily reach temperatures of,
. . . 130 degrees Fahrenheit and above.
. . . Those temperatures lead to efficiency loss and
. . . shorten the lifespan of the panels,
. . . by breaking them down more quickly.
Scientists at Stanford, have created a passive cooling technology,
. . . that solves all of those problems and
. .. they've published their research in the Optical Society's journal Optica.
The society explains that by adding a specially patterned layer of silica glass,
. . . to the surface of ordinary solar cells,
. . . the team has found a way to let solar cells cool themselves,
. . . by shepherding away unwanted thermal radiation.
07-23-2014 Source: Self-cooling solar cells
. . . 130 degrees Fahrenheit and above.
. . . Those temperatures lead to efficiency loss and
. . . shorten the lifespan of the panels,
. . . by breaking them down more quickly.
Scientists at Stanford, have created a passive cooling technology,
. . . that solves all of those problems and
. .. they've published their research in the Optical Society's journal Optica.
The society explains that by adding a specially patterned layer of silica glass,
. . . to the surface of ordinary solar cells,
. . . the team has found a way to let solar cells cool themselves,
. . . by shepherding away unwanted thermal radiation.
07-23-2014 Source: Self-cooling solar cells
