Spinning Solar Cells

When one thinks of solar power they usually conjure an image of flat panels installed on the siding of a house.

Spinning solar cells.

Solar panels are most efficient when the sun is beaming down on them at a direct angle so flat panels are only at their best in the middle of the day. But in the future a spinning solar cell like the one created by v3solar may be what comes to mind. A solar cell or photovoltaic cell is an electrical device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect which is a physical and chemical phenomenon. The v3 solar system is fundamentally a rotating assembly of photovoltaic cells under a structure of lenses that concentrate light onto the moving cells.

It s claimed to be capable of generating over 20 times more electricity than a flat panel with the same area of pv cells thanks to a combination of. The company believes that the spin cell could be a game changer in its market. The solar cells that you see on calculators and satellites are also called photovoltaic pv cells which as the name implies photo meaning light and voltaic meaning electricity convert sunlight directly into electricity. It currently has over 7mn hits there.

The intelligent and rather elegant spin cell cones aim to utilize as much of the sun s power as possible. But yes from everything we ve been able to find on this device this the real deal. V3solar s spin cell is a little different. It is a form of photoelectric cell defined as a device whose electrical characteristics such as current voltage or resistance vary when exposed to light.

As the name suggests it is a pole which holds 10 spin cells or 10kwp in a footprint of 10 sf. The nominal shape of both the lens arrangement and the assembly of cells is conical although this shape could be different if more optimal forms emerge in the design process. Spin cells can also be used in another form called power pole which is aimed to save space compared to conventional flat panels. A module is a group of cells connected electrically and packaged into a frame more commonly known as a solar panel which can then be grouped into larger solar.

On their website v3 explains that if one places a 20x solar concentration on a flat static solar panel then the. Someone sent me this after it went viral on facebook. Every now and then a design comes along that just turns he whole world upside down with a claim so fantastic it s hard to believe.