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Who wrote this? "This demo car’s prototype cells can convert solar energy at 34% and up" 34% what? "Using a redesigned solar battery cell film that measures
by benj111 7y ago
Who wrote this?
"This demo car’s prototype cells can convert solar energy at 34% and up"
34% what?
"Using a redesigned solar battery cell film that measures only 0.03 mm"
0.03mm wide? Long? And what's a solar battery cell film???
- et2o 7y agoThe efficiency percentage on a solar panel refers to the amount of radiated energy from sunlight that can be converted into electricity. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cell_efficiency https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_cell_efficiency Less sure about the 0.03mm but I'm guessing the relevant metric would be thickness or depth.
- benj111 7y agoI know that, its sloppy writing not to state it though.
- et2o 7y agoKind of an asinine comment then. Presumably anyone reading that article would know about efficiency.
- benj111 7y agoIf you want to take that approach to journalism they could have cut down the length by about 90%, they cud prbly ms ut mst ltrs frm wrds nd yd stl no wht ws sed. And I still don't know what a solar battery cell film is.
- et2o 7y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_solar_cell https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_solar_cell I think you're being a bit performative with your greivance! Took a few seconds of Googling :-)
- benj111 7y agoPerformative maybe, but I made my point. I searched for battery on that page so this isn't the fabled solar battery cell film.
- sokoloff 7y agoA quarter to half the thickness of a strand of human hair? That seems like an insane innovation (and difficult to produce/keep reliable in the field).
- et2o 7y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_solar_cell https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thin-film_solar_cell This does seem to be the case. It's embedded in a laminate.