• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar

Homemade Circuit Projects

Get free circuit help 24/7

New Projects | Privacy Policy | About us | Contact | Disclaimer | Copyright | Videos | Circuits for Beginners | Basic Circuits | Hobby Projects | Transistor Circuits | LED Drivers 

You are here: Home / Solar Controllers / Solar Panel Enhancer Using Solar Mirror Concept

Solar Panel Enhancer Using Solar Mirror Concept

Last Updated on August 6, 2018 by Swagatam 9 Comments

caution electricity can be dangerous

In this post we learn a couple of homemade techniques for enhancing a solar panel output performance by many folds.

Today solar panels are being widely implemented for harnessing free solar electricity, however everything may not be so good as it appears to be with these units due to the involved inefficiency with these systems.

Problem with Solar Panels

The main issue with solar panels is that it performs at its peak only as long as the sun rays are perpendicular to its surface and this situation happens only for a very short period of time each day making things hugely inefficient for these systems.

There are techniques which have been invented to tackle the above issues such as MPPT chargers, solar trackers etc but these can be expensive, and have their own limitations.

Homemade Solar Panel Optimizer

A couple of homemade remedies explained below could be tried instead of the commercial techniques mentioned above for enhancing the overall solar panel efficiency.

The first method is rather crude. Here we employ a water filled transparent polythene bag placed over the solar panel.

The size of the bag may be slightly over sized than the solar panel dimensions so that its edges lock onto the rim of the panel and produce a snug fit over the panel. The position will also possibly help to acquire a convex shape for the water filled bag.

The material used for the bag should be extremely clear, the same must be true for the water used.

The implementation will effectively simulate a convex lens type function right over the attached solar panel generating a much greater output from it for a much longer period of the day. This may be due to the bending of the sun rays onto the solar panel caused by the convex nature of the water filled "lens".

A more refined albeit costly technique may seen in the following image:

 

 

Using Concave Mirrors

In this method a concave reflector exceeding three times the dimension of the solar panel is used. A 60 degree curvature would do quite well.

It should be noted that the degree of curvature should not be relatively acute which might cause significant amount of heat to concentrate over the solar panel along with the light which could on the contrary deteriorate the performance.

The inner concave surface could be possibly fitted with many pieces of mirrors such that these uniformly cover the entire surface in a concave manner.

The solar panel may be fitted using iron clamps as shown n the diagram above, ensuring that it attains a central position for maximum light concentration.

The sun rays regardless of its position in the sky would now allow its rays to get reflected and concentrated across the solar panel surface for enabling the unit to gain maximum enhancement efficiency and work at its peak performance for most of the days period.

You'll also like:

  • 1.  How to Design a Solar Inverter Circuit
  • 2.  How to Make a Simple Solar Inverter Circuit
  • 3.  Greywater Purifier Desalination System
  • 4.  Simple Greenhouse Temperature Regulator Circuit
  • 5.  I/V Tracker Circuit for Solar MPPT Applications
  • 6.  9 Simple Solar Battery Charger Circuits

About Swagatam

I am an electronic engineer (dipIETE ), hobbyist, inventor, schematic/PCB designer, manufacturer. I am also the founder of the website: https://www.homemade-circuits.com/, where I love sharing my innovative circuit ideas and tutorials.
If you have any circuit related query, you may interact through comments, I'll be most happy to help!

Have Questions? Please Comment below to Solve your Queries! Comments must be Related to the above Topic!!

Subscribe
Notify of
9 Comments
Newest
Oldest
Inline Feedbacks
View all comments

Primary Sidebar

Calculators

  • 3-Phase Power (15)
  • 324 IC Circuits (19)
  • 4017 IC Circuits (52)
  • 4060 IC Circuits (25)
  • 555 IC Circuits (98)
  • 741 IC Circuits (19)
  • Arduino Engineering Projects (83)
  • Audio and Amplifier Projects (114)
  • Battery Chargers (82)
  • Car and Motorcycle (94)
  • Datasheets (46)
  • Decorative Lighting (Diwali, Christmas) (33)
  • Electronic Components (100)
  • Electronic Devices and Circuit Theory (36)
  • Electronics Tutorial (116)
  • Fish Aquarium (5)
  • Free Energy (34)
  • Fun Projects (13)
  • GSM Projects (9)
  • Health Related (20)
  • Heater Controllers (29)
  • Home Electrical Circuits (102)
  • How to Articles (20)
  • Incubator Related (6)
  • Industrial Electronics (28)
  • Infrared (IR) (40)
  • Inverter Circuits (98)
  • Laser Projects (12)
  • LED and Light Effect (93)
  • LM317/LM338 (21)
  • LM3915 IC (25)
  • Meters and Testers (65)
  • Mini Projects (148)
  • Motor Controller (67)
  • MPPT (7)
  • Oscillator Circuits (26)
  • PIR (Passive Infrared) (8)
  • Power Electronics (34)
  • Power Supply Circuits (77)
  • Radio Circuits (10)
  • Remote Control (48)
  • Security and Alarm (61)
  • Sensors and Detectors (120)
  • SG3525 IC (5)
  • Simple Circuits (75)
  • SMPS (29)
  • Solar Controllers (60)
  • Timer and Delay Relay (53)
  • TL494 IC (5)
  • Transformerless Power Supply (8)
  • Transmitter Circuits (40)
  • Ultrasonic Projects (16)
  • Water Level Controller (45)

Calculators

  • AWG to Millimeter Converter
  • Battery Back up Time Calculator
  • Capacitance Reactance Calculator
  • IC 555 Astable Calculator
  • IC 555 Monostable Calculator
  • Inductance Calculator
  • LC Resonance Calculator
  • LM317, LM338, LM396 Calculator
  • Ohm’s Law Calculator
  • Phase Angle Phase Shift Calculator
  • Power Factor (PF) Calculator
  • Reactance Calculator
  • Small Signal Transistor(BJT) and Diode Quick Datasheet
  • Transistor Astable Calculator
  • Transistor base Resistor Calculator
  • Voltage Divider Calculator
  • Wire Current Calculator
  • Zener Diode Calculator

© 2023 · Swagatam Innovations

wpDiscuz