photovoltaic applications & formats thinking outside the rectangle ted walker
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PhotovoltaPhotovoltaic ic
ApplicatioApplications & ns &
FormatsFormatsThinking Outside Thinking Outside
the Rectangle the Rectangle
Ted Walker
Tubes For Commercial Tubes For Commercial ApplicationsApplications
Lower Installation Costs Installed using lighter weight hardware due to lower wind resistance Does not need to be tilted and directed to the sun
Tubular Tubular PhotovoltaicPhotovoltaicAbility to capture Ability to capture sunlight across a sunlight across a 360-degree surface360-degree surface Direct Direct DiffuseDiffuse ReflectedReflected
Currently being sold by Solyndra
Each cylinder is one inch in diameter and made up of two tubes. Solyndra uses equipment it has developed to deposit up to 150 CIGS cells on the outside of the inner tube. A proprietary light concentrating coupler is added on top of the CIGS cell.
Solyndra Installation Process CIGS – (copper, indium, gallium, diselenide) photovoltaic printed on glass tube 14% Efficiency
http://www.solyndra.com/Products/Videos
Tubular design can cover nearly Tubular design can cover nearly double the roof space, producing double the roof space, producing
more annual electricity. more annual electricity.
Currently only being marketed for commercial rooftops. U.S. has 30 billion square feet of commercial rooftop Could create up to 150 Gigawatts annually
40 cylinders lay side by side in a rectangular frame to form each 1-meter-by-2-meter panel
Photovoltaic RoofingPhotovoltaic Roofing
each shingle produces each shingle produces 17 watts on a clear 17 watts on a clear afternoonafternoon
Lightweight & FlexibleLightweight & Flexible Virtually Unbreakable Virtually Unbreakable
(No Glass)(No Glass) Shadow & High Heat Shadow & High Heat
TolerantTolerant Thin Film PhotovoltaicThin Film Photovoltaic Amorphous Silicon Amorphous Silicon
AlloyAlloy
Thickness can be 100 times less than that of conventional cells Deposited using a vapor-deposition process at low temperatures Materials with different light absorption properties can be deposited continuously, one on top of another, to capture the broad solar spectrum more effectively
Photovoltaic Gets CreativePhotovoltaic Gets Creative
Solar Solar Powered Powered CamelCamel
Solar powered fridge on Solar powered fridge on the camel’s back used the camel’s back used
t0 deliver vaccines and t0 deliver vaccines and medicinesmedicines
Bonsai Tree solar charger design concept by Vivien Muller
Arctic TransporterArctic Transporter
Amazingly powerful Amazingly powerful plaque removalplaque removal
Solar WiiSolar Wii
Odysseus – unmanned, spy wing that flies continuously for up to 5 years in the stratosphere on solar power alone
Photovoltaics Photovoltaics – Function & – Function & AestheticsAesthetics Naturally Inspired Naturally Inspired DesignDesign
The Solar TreeThe Solar Tree Installations in Installations in Vienna, Frankfurt, Vienna, Frankfurt, and Milanand Milan
Designed By Ross Designed By Ross LovegroveLovegrove
Incorporates 38 mini Incorporates 38 mini solar panels connected solar panels connected to individual LED lampsto individual LED lamps
While tested in While tested in Vienna the solar trees Vienna the solar trees were able to provide were able to provide
light during the night-light during the night-time even when the time even when the
sun did not appear for sun did not appear for as many as four days as many as four days
in a rowin a row Street lighting Street lighting
consumed 10 percent consumed 10 percent of all the electricity of all the electricity
used in Europe in 2006 used in Europe in 2006 or 2,000 billion KWh, or 2,000 billion KWh,
and resulted in carbon and resulted in carbon emissions of 2,900 emissions of 2,900
million tonmillion ton
The Solar TreeThe Solar Tree
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