Portable solar generator with integrated storage.

[solaroad]

What does everyone think about an all-in-one portable solar generator with integrated storage?

[russ]

Congrats! You win the "Dumb Idea of the Year" award!

A small portion of the cells will ever be aimed optimally - expensive junk

[russ]

Post only in one thread - I just removed the second post and your links.

If you wish to advertise contact user name Jason.

[solaroad]

Congrats! You win the "Dumb Idea of the Year" award!

A small portion of the cells will ever be aimed optimally - expensive junk

Hi Rus!

Thank you for the constructive criticism!

Which portion of the cells are you talking about?

[russ]

Hi Rus!

Thank you for the constructive criticism!

Which portion of the cells are you talking about?

80% plus I suppose - solar cells can only put out rated power when aimed directly at the sun at solar noon - most of these will not be.

Not to worry - you can try crowd funding - there are enough green fools there you can probably rake in a fortune.

[solaroad]

80% plus I suppose - solar cells can only put out rated power when aimed directly at the sun at solar noon - most of these will not be.

Not to worry - you can try crowd funding - there are enough green fools there you can probably rake in a fortune.

I am not the inventer, but as I understand, the cells are curved so that the sun is able to hit from sun up to sun down.

[russ]

I am not the inventer, but as I understand, the cells are curved so that the sun is able to hit from sun up to sun down.

That happens to be total BS

[solaroad]

That happens to be total BS

The cells are a-Si which is excellent at absorbing indirect light. Unlike Mono and poly crystalline flat panels which have to be at the correct angle of incidence towards the sun to allow for peak power generation. With flat panels you are correct in saying that the power curve peaks and drops off in the afternoon, but with a-Si we begin generation at first light, plateau, and continue to generate until last light. There is no sharp spike in the power curve in this device. This effectively allows you to generate for longer periods throughout the day.

[russ]

The cells are a-Si which is excellent at absorbing indirect light. Unlike Mono and poly crystalline flat panels which have to be at the correct angle of incidence towards the sun to allow for peak power generation. With flat panels you are correct in saying that the power curve peaks and drops off in the afternoon, but with a-Si we begin generation at first light, plateau, and continue to generate until last light. There is no sharp spike in the power curve in this device. This effectively allows you to generate for longer periods throughout the day.

Hate to tell you this but you are posting tripe -

[sdold]

What does everyone think about an all-in-one portable solar generator with integrated storage?

How much energy in watt hours does it produce per day?

[SunEagle]

Hate to tell you this but you are posting tripe -

Actually it could be considered a solar energy collector. Although I would say the total kw rating must be pretty small since only a portion of the cells will be able to collect the sun anytime during the day.

But all the cells should collect some amount of energy from sun up to sun down (except for when that handle shades the top panels).

Maybe even enough to charge that internal storage device.

[J.P.M.]

Looks to be "designed" by someone who is not well versed in solar energy fundamentals.

BTW: For starters, about half the cells will be shaded at any one time. probably about half the remaining will be at an inefficient incidence angle. I'd start by removing the cells from one side of the structure and getting rid of the curved surface. Then, make the tilt angle adjustable.

Next, I go back to the drawing boards and get an empty sheet, and start from there, but not until I got a grasp on the fundamentals.

[russ]

Looks to be "designed" by someone who is not well versed in solar energy fundamentals.

BTW: For starters, about half the cells will be shaded at any one time. probably about half the remaining will be at an inefficient incidence angle. I'd start by removing the cells from one side of the structure and getting rid of the curved surface. Then, make the tilt angle adjustable.

Next, I go back to the drawing boards and get an empty sheet, and start from there, but not until I got a grasp on the fundamentals.

Or go for crowd funding and rake in big bucks from fools.

[SunEagle]

I still would like to know what is the total (and usable) panel wattage along with the kWh (or volt & Ah) rating of the storage device.

While it may be portable it looks heavy to carry it around just by that handle.

I just checked out the website and it has ZERO data on wattage, voltage, Ah.

But it did have some funny pictures of these tubes mounted on roadway barriers and office cubicles.

[solaroad]

How much energy in watt hours does it produce per day?

Actually it could be considered a solar energy collector. Although I would say the total kw rating must be pretty small since only a portion of the cells will be able to collect the sun anytime during the day.

But all the cells should collect some amount of energy from sun up to sun down (except for when that handle shades the top panels).

Maybe even enough to charge that internal storage device.

On the generation side it should produce 100 W/h due to a proprietery charge pump, and dependent on your geographic location. On the storage side, it has the ability to hold up to 5 kWh in battery storage.

Looks to be "designed" by someone who is not well versed in solar energy fundamentals.

BTW: For starters, about half the cells will be shaded at any one time. probably about half the remaining will be at an inefficient incidence angle. I'd start by removing the cells from one side of the structure and getting rid of the curved surface. Then, make the tilt angle adjustable.

Next, I go back to the drawing boards and get an empty sheet, and start from there, but not until I got a grasp on the fundamentals.

The inventor has been involved in the solar industry for over 40 years.

"The cells are a-Si which is excellent at absorbing indirect light. Unlike Mono and poly crystalline flat panels which have to be at the correct angle of incidence towards the sun to allow for peak power generation. With a-Si we begin generation at first light, plateau, and continue to generate until last light. This effectively allows you to generate for longer periods throughout the day."

If you remove the cells from one side of the structure you effectively eliminate half of your charging surface. The sun follows an arc throughout the day, so why not allow for maximum generation potential without having to constantly adjust the device to follow the sun.

I still would like to know what is the total (and usable) panel wattage along with the kWh (or volt & Ah) rating of the storage device.

While it may be portable it looks heavy to carry it around just by that handle.

I just checked out the website and it has ZERO data on wattage, voltage, Ah.

But it did have some funny pictures of these tubes mounted on roadway barriers and office cubicles.

The total panel wattage is 100 W/h peak with a proprietary charge pump. We can store up to 5 kWh in one device. A 5 kWh model will weigh about 100 pounds, one with less storage capicity would weigh less. The funny tubes are energy generation and storage devices that can all work in conjunction with each other. They also all use pre-existing infrastructures for installation, therefore no additional land is needed to use solar power.