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Technology / A new type of solar thermo electric generator?
« on: 29/01/2012 23:10:39 »
Working with the help of CliffordK we came up with the idea of a black solar panel with a thermoelectric heatsink on the back.
A good place to use this would be in space. Daylight surface temp on the Moon is 1340C and Shade or night -1530C. I understand that thermoelectric
devices require a heat gradient to produce electricity.
How efficient would a black solar/thermo electric panel be given the much lower temp gradient on Earth?
A good place to use this would be in space. Daylight surface temp on the Moon is 1340C and Shade or night -1530C. I understand that thermoelectric
devices require a heat gradient to produce electricity.
How efficient would a black solar/thermo electric panel be given the much lower temp gradient on Earth?