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V3Solar in Popular Science Magazine
05/16/2013
In the June issue of Popular Science, there is section about the future of solar. V3Solar has a two page spread as one of the solutions that "could usher in a new age for solar." http://www.popsci.c...
CoolSpin
02/20/2012
The Company patents (which are pending) cover every spinning form factor that uses PV under concentrated light. The CoolSpin is the second iteration of myriad possibilities. It is a simple, cost-eff...
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CoolSpin
V3Solar’s patent pending spin technology is a new paradigm. The second iteration of this revolution is the V3 CoolSpin, which competes directly with existing one sun mono PV solar panels with lower Bill of Materials (34% lower) and more effective energy harvesting. The CoolSpin product has been designed to be “plug compatible” with existing flat panels. The CoolSpin can be made to fit existing bracketing and tracking products in the solar industry.
Main CoolSpin Benefits:
lower cost per watt (34.3% less than 1x sun solar panels)
only requires a single axis tracker with linear Fresnel (cost savings)
high tolerance to off axis tracking alignment
dramatic reduction in amount of PV required per watt
lower operating temperatures could lead to higher net efficiency
Below is one small section of the CoolSpin under a BK 7 plano convex lens. In production, it will be a blade of light, not a circle. This is a simple proof of concept.
Distinguished Professor Pen-Chi Chiang, Ph.D., P.E., asks questions about the CoolSpin technology.
CoolSpin Comparison
Through the patent pending CoolSpin technology, energy is constantly provided from one sun mono PV that remains cool from the spin. The heat generated by the concentrated lens does not have enough time to transfer to the PV as it cycles out of the sunlight into the shade allowing the next piece of standard PV to go through exactly the same process, again, and again, and again. Constant cooling through dynamic spin creates higher power generation and longer life of the PV. This is a side by side comparison between a 200 watt panel calculated at 75 cents/Wp, or $150 for the panel and three different concentrations with the CoolSpin design -- the higher the concentration, the more significant the savings. Please note that every aspect of the design is included. 200 watts is the output after the power used for the spin is subtracted (it is only about 1%).