Re:Simple, solar-powered water desalination (2020)
by Dylan16807 on Friday July 02, 2021 @03:48PM
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> applying that same standard to photovoltaic panels would result in infinite efficiency
No it wouldn't. The equivalent for panels would be like... you want to run some number of watts through a diode, and you're using solar panels to collect this power. The diode happens to give off waste light. By aiming this light at your panels, you can recapture most of it back into electricity, and reuse it 2.85 more times.
No it wouldn't. The equivalent for panels would be like... you want to run some number of watts through a diode, and you're using solar panels to collect this power. The diode happens to give off waste light. By aiming this light at your panels, you can recapture most of it back into electricity, and reuse it 2.85 more times.