Can anyone help in understanding some concept about Solar Energy?

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  Jeffrey Arulraj

  The maximum power which is delivered by the sun is Just 1KWh per square metre
  
  This power is lesser to run any equipment in real time
  
  The maximum efficiency with which we can harvest is about 15 to 20% that means We can harvest a maximum of 200Wh on the actual mid day
  
  This power will be for charging the battery that can then be used to power your invertor for other application
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  Kaustubh Katdare

  Thread moved to Electrical Engineering section.
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  Nayan Goenka

  Conqueror

  The maximum power which is delivered by the sun is Just 1KWh per square metre
  
  This power is lesser to run any equipment in real time
  
  The maximum efficiency with which we can harvest is about 15 to 20% that means We can harvest a maximum of 200Wh on the actual mid day
  
  This power will be for charging the battery that can then be used to power your invertor for other application

  
  
  Agreed and I had the similar idea about figures and numbers. What I don't get is, at this amount of power, it is ok if you are able to cook food or run a simple calculator. But when it comes to laptop or railway coaches, I want to know how it is harvested in such bulk quantities. If they want to deploy it on railways, they will have to convert the whole body into solar panels comparatively.
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  Jeffrey Arulraj

  Nayan Goenka

  Agreed and I had the similar idea about figures and numbers. What I don't get is, at this amount of power, it is ok if you are able to cook food or run a simple calculator. But when it comes to laptop or railway coaches, I want to know how it is harvested in such bulk quantities. If they want to deploy it on railways, they will have to convert the whole body into solar panels comparatively.

  Ever heard about hybrid system the system doesn't completely run on solar power it is partly run on solar power This power from solar panel is used to charge the battery powering the device
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  Nayan Goenka

  Conqueror

  Ever heard about hybrid system the system doesn't completely run on solar power it is partly run on solar power This power from solar panel is used to charge the battery powering the device

  
  Well i get that. Solar energy -> charger circuit -> store it in rechargeable batteries -> convert to AC using invertor -> use it whenever/wherever needed.
  
  But this still would need a lot of solar panels to be installed on the Railway coach or laptop. Or it has some better way of capturing solar energy. My basic doubt was that.
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  Jeffrey Arulraj

  There is no better way to capture the solar power if the inclination is 45 degree we can expect maximum solar power trapped by the solar panel
  
  A lot of panels are needed but they have to laid on the surface of the coach
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  aarthivg

  The present efficiency of solar panel is around 30 to 40 % only. But research are going on for enhancing the efficiency by using nanotechnology. In standard cell, due to impact of sunlight, electrons are released to carry electric charge and some heat. But by using nano crystals, this heat can be converted to second electron, so that the wastage of heat is avoided
  
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  Cyborg 009

  Current solar panels have efficiency levels are rated at ~15-30%@25deg temp.
  It further reduces with in increase in temperature.
  There are thermal-electric panels being developed which generate electricity as wel as have a liquid running through heat collectors(like molten salt) ..it increases overall energy density of the system.
  concept of using solar energy is somewhat like this..
  fill a bucket from dripping tap in 1hr & den use water frm bucket in 5mins.
  in this way u can pwr a equipment rated higher than panel for a limited amt of time.
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  pramod soni

  yea it would be more better if you couple solar auto tracking with this because the angle of sun changes time to time ...
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  Jeffrey Arulraj

  Solar auto tracking consumes higher power than the power effectively harvested from the solar panel during a cloudy or rainy day
  
  We need power and a little power that can be conveniently harvested is more than enough
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  Cyborg 009

  The servos used for auto track consume power & the added complexity doesnt justify the power harvested.
  MPPT is electrical tracking of panel which draws max pwr available.
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  pramod soni

  yea MPPT is the best option... considers the intensity of light in account..