Mass Megawatts Announces a New Solar-Power Technology that Boosts Energy Production by More Than 170% - Seite 2

In the photovoltaic version of the concentrated power unit, the concentrator section has two times more surface area than the area of the solar panels. The concentrators do not have to be expensive parabolic objects. It can be inexpensive flat silver colored canvas like sections which focus directly in an even manner onto the solar panels through the day by the use of our platform based low cost solar tracker. The silver color for reflectors are important due to the high albedo ( reflectivity ) effect of silver. The avoidance of concentrated hot spots on the solar panel is avoided through the use of a dual axis version of solar tracker software using a motor to move the horizontal section of solar panels and an actuator to move the vertical section which raises and lowers the panels to an optimal level for that particular time of the year. At the same time, the maximum output from the reflectors of 110 percent more output is enhanced on top of the 36 percent additional output from our patent pending platform based solar tracker. As a result, the total additional power output is 170 percent greater than similar amount of solar panels without the solar tracker and reflectors.

The key to prevent overheating the panels is very important. It is the visible light that has the useful electricity that everyone uses. Since infrared rays are heat and does not have the useful electricity, the object of the innovation is to reduce the amount of infrared heat generating rays while allowing visible light waves in the spectrum.   The solar unit would use reflective film similar to 3M technology that is protected from weather conditions on the solar panels. The film would block 90 percent the infrared ( heat ) rays and allow 70 percent of the visible light ( useful ) rays.

Since infrared heat is 90 percent blocked which contribute half of the total surface heat and 30 percent of visible light is block, only one third of the heat reaches the total surface area being three times the area of the panels. Therefore, 110 percent of the visible light would reach the solar panels while no more heat reaches the panels than a similar set of solar panels without a tracker and any concentrator. The tracker adds 36 percent more than the 110 percent output. The total output is more than 170 percent than stationary solar panels without the patent pending tracker and patent pending new concentrator.