P4_1 Maximum Power Generation From Solar Panels

Authors

  • John Lamb University of Leicester
  • Gareth Pugh University of Leicester
  • Syed Rizvi University of Leicester
  • Rehman Latif University of Leicester

Abstract

Solar panels are a source of renewable energy that become less efficient as they heat up. The intensity of light from the Sun and temperature increases as the distance from it decreases. In this paper, we investigated how to maximise the power generated from a solar panel by moving it closer to the Sun. We determined the ideal distance from the Sun to be 0.258 AU, with a peak power generation of 1450 W.

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Published

11/02/2019

How to Cite

Lamb, J., Pugh, G., Rizvi, S., & Latif, R. (2019). P4_1 Maximum Power Generation From Solar Panels. Physics Special Topics, 18(1). Retrieved from https://journals.le.ac.uk/index.php/pst/article/view/3285

Issue

Vol. 18 No. 1 (2019): Physics Special Topics

Section

Articles