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> Also fairly trivial to rig up a resistive heating system for melting the snow Couldn't you just run power through the solar cells as if they were giant LEDs?
by magicalhippo 2y ago
> Also fairly trivial to rig up a resistive heating system for melting the snow
Couldn't you just run power through the solar cells as if they were giant LEDs? Or don't they like that?
- timschmidt 2y agoIt is possible to back-feed power through a solar cell such that it emits photons (or maybe just heat - I'm not entirely clear on that). But all solar panels include diodes to prevent this and provide protection from hooking them up in reverse.
- magicalhippo 2y agoAh, makes sense. As you mentioned though, easy enough to fit some thermal heating foil on the backside unless you're using bifacials.