PV Gap

Nelson Said:

Can a LED light be used to power a solar panel?

We Answered:

Sure, any visible light will produce power out of a solar cell.

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Casey Said:

Time it takes to charge a 1000uf capacitor with low power solar panel

We Answered:

CV = IT
1000uF * 0.25 = 50ma * T
1mF * 0.25 = 50ma * T
T = 0.005 sec

Assuming the current remains constant.


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Jean Said:

Should the US transform a hundred thousand acres of western desert into a solar panel power plant?

We Answered:

Anyone who has driven from Vegas to Arizona will have seen large arrays of solar panels. They are in uninhabitable areas of no scenic worth. Not even scrubland. Any rattlesnake worth its salt could slither around the panels with ease.
If those "sun-farms" can produce only a few kilowatts, they are producing more than was produced there before - zilch.