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Infrared filters effects on common solar cells.....

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jim

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Nov 21, 2008, 3:41:36 AM11/21/08
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Does filtering infrared light out affect the efficiency of solar cells
which do not convert infrared light into usable electricity?

David Williams

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Nov 21, 2008, 11:00:41 AM11/21/08
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-> Does filtering infrared light out affect the efficiency of solar cells
-> which do not convert infrared light into usable electricity?

Yes. It improves it. The cells stay cooler, which improves their
efficiency.

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Morris Dovey

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Nov 21, 2008, 10:08:22 AM11/21/08
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...and if you do that, please send me the unused infrared!

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Morris Dovey
DeSoto Solar
DeSoto, Iowa USA
http://www.iedu.com/DeSoto/

Jim

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Nov 21, 2008, 6:54:12 PM11/21/08
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Morris Dovey wrote:
> David Williams wrote:
>> -> Does filtering infrared light out affect the efficiency of solar
>> cells -> which do not convert infrared light into usable electricity?
>> Yes. It improves it. The cells stay cooler, which improves their
>> efficiency.
>
> ...and if you do that, please send me the unused infrared!
>

I tried.....UPS refused the package. Maybe I can setup an infrared swap
meet online.....

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