Archive for April, 2010

How much space is between our solar system and the next closest one?

Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

How much space is between planetary systems? I think the next closest one is Alpha Centauri. How far is that once you leave the solar system? I know that voyager spacecraft left our solar system and is somewhere in deep space; can it ever get to another solar ...

How solar energy can be generated at competitive cost?

Thursday, April 22nd, 2010

How solar energy can be produced at competitive cost for the welfare of people at large?Presently what is the status of its use in india? Use materials from space (moon or asteroids) to build solar generating plants in Geostationary orbit and beam the power down to a rectena using microwaves. We lack ...

solar panels make more electricity in parallel or series circuits?

Wednesday, April 14th, 2010

I'm pretty sure its parallel but I'm not sure. no difference, the power is the same. In series they have a high voltage and low current, and in parallel low voltage and high current. Usual wiring is in series / parallel .

How to estimate Solar energy on certain direction pointed surface?

Monday, April 5th, 2010

If I mount a flat surface which points to certain constant direction. At certain place of the world. I now need to estimate the maximum amount of Solar radiation energy which this surface can get during certain time. Is there a PC program or an algorithm that can make this estimate ...