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Use for questions about non-photovoltaic solar energy applications, such as passive solar heating or concentrated solar thermal power. For PV applications, use the photovoltaics tag instead.
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Are cameras' CCDs just elaborate tiny solar cells?
That is indeed the essence of it. CCD's either generate tiny charges upon being hit with light, or otherwise alter the accumulation of charges by the effects of light hitting them. They are made so sm …
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Why are there no propane refrigerator air-conditioning units that run on solar heat?
This was my senior team project in engineering school, in 1974. Here were our findings:
The power needed to run a small absorption refrigerator can be supplied by a solar collector of about 32 square …
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Why do monocrystalline solar cells have rounded/cropped edges?
the monocrystalline cells are thinly sliced off cylindrically-grown single crystals that look like logs. Each wafer thus produced is hence a circular disc. To make the resulting solar cell function pr …
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