I was heavily involved in solar car racing in the past. All the best racing teams have rather flat, if only slight curved arrays on their cars. Our first fancy

I was heavily involved in solar car racing in the past. All the best racing teams have rather flat, if only slight curved arrays on their cars. Our first fancy super computer modeled array was much more curved to attempt get more power over the race course over the various sun angles and longitudes of the race. Net result: a panel that was a pain to build, and had less than ideal power because of the difficulty of construction and fragility.