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This is why the panels are raised off he roof with racking. Its allows the air to flow underneath them to cool them. The issue with heating is you have a mostly
by PaulKeeble 3y ago
This is why the panels are raised off he roof with racking. Its allows the air to flow underneath them to cool them. The issue with heating is you have a mostly black object getting ~1400Watts/m^2 and just 20% of it is turned into electricity and the rest is heating the panel. Its a lot of heat.
- garyclarke27 3y agoTrue Black objects get incredibly hot in the sun I've long thought that Solar Panel should be combined with Thermoelectric generator but I guess the economics don't stack up yet. Thermoelectric is not very efficient and progress is painfully slow.
- adrianN 3y agoFor thermoelectric generators you need a cool side. Where would you get that?