| ▲ | Scoundreller 9 hours ago | |||||||
Top of my head thought: Depends on the colour of the cars and pavement. A PV will send ~20% of the light energy hitting it down the wire, the rest = heat. PVs don’t really reflect back much light for obvious reasons. The increased surface area might help it radiate more heat at night on a clear day, unless the panels are flat and then it’s no change really. | ||||||||
| ▲ | phyzome 8 hours ago | parent [-] | |||||||
Is that 20% of the solar energy, or 20% of the visible light, or some other spectrum fraction? It's easy to lose track of what part of the spectrum you're discussing. | ||||||||
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