How Flexible Is A Glass Solar Panel?

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2 жыл бұрын

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@Getinu2day 2 жыл бұрын

You should build an arch and put it on the raven.

@BeeneEnergy 2 жыл бұрын

First I need to stop breaking the Raven! That thing does need a solar panel though.

@kingsamoanOG 2 жыл бұрын

Is there a reason why they space the tubes so far apart? Seems like so much wasted space but those panels are pretty damn cool looking.

@BeeneEnergy 2 жыл бұрын

I suspect it's a very specific spacing to allow for sun to hit the next tube even early in the day when the sun is low in the sky. Just like a typical flat roof ballasted installation would have space between each row.

@BradCagle 2 жыл бұрын

Oh man, this can conform around shapes! BTW there's an optical coupling liquid in the tubes. I think/wonder if this is where much of the weight comes from.

@BeeneEnergy 2 жыл бұрын

I should have read up on it more. I was figuring it was for cooling but optical coupling would reduce the amount of reflective light you need I guess. Cool!

@BradCagle 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeeneEnergy Yeah, I was thinking it was to optically couple the film to the tube.

@KD2HJP 2 жыл бұрын

Neat

@supercommuter 2 жыл бұрын

Did you get it back together? I am debating how to mount these to the carport. Tempted to just use short self tapping sheet metal screws into the frame. I will tag you in the video description once i get the fist batch up.

@BeeneEnergy 2 жыл бұрын

Never did try. If I were mounting I’d probably do the short tubes. Since they don’t have any wiring in them. Yeah excited to see them mounted!

@thomash5484 2 жыл бұрын

I can't wait to see what you do! Btw, can the modules be disconnected? In that case you could wire them up in all kinds of cool configurations.

@BeeneEnergy 2 жыл бұрын

Looks like they are stuck in the 157w modules unless I want to destroy one. Which I probably will to see what the tubes look like. Considered taking three tubes and mounting them on my civic hybrid in series to trickle charge the little 800wh 144v battery.

@thomash5484 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeeneEnergy That's hardcore. You're hardcore. Whatever happens, you'll be the talk of the town! 😉

@SiriusSolar 2 жыл бұрын

Mount the flexible panel to the top of a bus by gluing the rubber strip to the roof with 3M windshield adhesive.

@dannymendez Жыл бұрын

Question amigo, can you cut that in have and instead have 98 volts you can have 45 volt, and that way we can connect microinverter. ? Thanks in advance

@BeeneEnergy Жыл бұрын

Each tube is 90 something volts and all the tubes are in parallel, so unfortunately no you can't :(.

@dangoras9152 2 жыл бұрын

Dam how long are they... Keep it up brother

@BeeneEnergy 2 жыл бұрын

72" long for the panel. Each tube is about 43".

@BradCagle 2 жыл бұрын

Lay these across, and let them conform to the ridge of a roof. Cheapest/easiest solar install ever? Just an idea folks, don't come after me if it slides off, and crushes you :)

@BeeneEnergy 2 жыл бұрын

Ya know, there was a design for a roof racking system that used panels on each side of the roof to ballast each other. I did notice the rubber isn’t terribly resilient to bending so this might expose some bare wiring by taking the panel apart and allowing it to bend.

@BradCagle 2 жыл бұрын

@@BeeneEnergy Yikes exposed wire, OK scratch that idea :) If you ever tear one down to individual tubes, I'd like to play with some. 90v wind chime? LOL

@take1u2 Жыл бұрын

A roof mount curved sound like a good idea as long as you take care of those exposed wires