Hello,
I am doing a project for school and was wondering if someone could help me understand the anatomy of solar panels. I am trying to improve the output of a solar panel by focusing and magnifying the sun's solar energy. I am thinking of using some kind of lens, possibly a Frensel lens. The question is, where on the solar panel should I plan to focus the light? Let's take an amorphous type solar panel for example, something I have access to. Or a monocrystalline panel. It sounds like a dumb question but I am thinking that the whole surface of the panel is semi-conducting so anywhere would work, right? Or are there certain spots on the surface of the panel that are designed to be the absorbers of light? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
I am doing a project for school and was wondering if someone could help me understand the anatomy of solar panels. I am trying to improve the output of a solar panel by focusing and magnifying the sun's solar energy. I am thinking of using some kind of lens, possibly a Frensel lens. The question is, where on the solar panel should I plan to focus the light? Let's take an amorphous type solar panel for example, something I have access to. Or a monocrystalline panel. It sounds like a dumb question but I am thinking that the whole surface of the panel is semi-conducting so anywhere would work, right? Or are there certain spots on the surface of the panel that are designed to be the absorbers of light? Any help would be appreciated. Thanks.