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Photo Kinetic Micro Mechanical Solar Panel. Category: Sustainable Technology
Masso Salmassi
Masso Salmassi Consulting SVCS
Kenmore, WA US
masso1us@yahoo.com



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Currently, most electricity producing solar panels are built based on mechanically static photovoltaic principles. The unbiased operating mode of a photodiode in which current travel through the device is entirely due to the transduced light energy. Essentially all curent photovoltaic devices are various type of photodiode. Standard solar panels have limits inherent to their technological platform which have halted their growth and wide use. Solar panel produced electricity is currently more expensive than other forms, diminish efficiency due to rapid aging, not available at night, lower temprature even with plenty of light around will diminish output. Needs storage and complementary systems to be reliable. Limited power density of average daily insolation in the contiguous USA 3-7 kW.h/m2 and much lower in North Europe. Current solar panel cells are light angle sensitive. Ultimately electricity produced by photo –voltaic panels is in DC and needs to be converted to AC via grid tie inverter to be used in households, resulting a loss of additional 4-12%. Every effort is being made to improve the output and life span of such panels. I am proposing an entirely different PV. design concept. The future solar panels will be built employing arrays of tiny vacuum sealed cells containing photo kinetic micro mechanical electricity generator ,(Photon mills). Each micromechanical vacuumed cell will act like classic photon mill in a vacuumed bulb, rotating via photonic impact on dark surface, reflecting on light surface, while generating electricity in a surround magnetic field and supported by a semi conductive substrate that will collect and submit voltage to the client. Cells will be topped by an efficient glass surface. These PV. Panels, sturdier and with longer life span, will be just as efficient in lower temperatures due to their mechanical nature vs. photodiode function with diminished output in lower tempratures. Additionally the current will be produced in AC and there will be no need to convert to DC. . There will be no rapid aging and chemical disposition issues with PKMM Solar Panels. Due to continuous advancements in fresh micro mechanical device technology, limits set by inherent photodiode nature of current panels will no longer hinder the rapid advancement of better panels. Cells can be designed with multiple light angle sensitivities eliminating light angle issues. This technology can be developed through DLP Ò technology, a micro mechanical technology widely used in long life HDTV sets.
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