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90%? I thought the theoretical maximum was 86%: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamic_efficiency_limit https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermodynamic_eff

• SeanAnderson 8y ago
  https://l0dl1j3lc42iebd82042pgl2-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2018/11/materials.jpg https://l0dl1j3lc42iebd82042pgl2-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-... This one shows 85% efficiency? :)
• std_throwawayay 8y ago
  I think you are on to something. For non-concentrated solar, what a low-cost application would use, the limit is given as 43%. The numbers given trigger my bull-detector hard and I've had some insight into the difficulties that you face if you actually want to build a rectifying diode. Those things are hard. Really hard. You're getting nowhere near where you'd have to be to achieve the limit. To satisfy the claims given, these guys have to be geniuses beyond imagination. If something sounds too good to be true, it probably is.
  • chriscappuccio 8y ago
    the actual numbers in the article are 42.5% and 85%