German Architect Andre Broessel has come with a new invention he calls “The Spherical Sun Power Generator”. He believes it has the ability to “squeeze more juice out of the sun”, even during the night hours and in low-light regions. He created a spherical sun power generator prototype called the beta.ray. His technology will combine spherical geometry principles with a dual axis tracking system, allowing twice the yield of a conventional solar panel in a much smaller surface area.
The futuristic design is fully
rotational and is suitable for inclined surfaces, walls of buildings, and
anywhere with access to the sky. It can even be used as an electric car
charging station. …“The beta.ray comes with a hybrid collector to convert daily
electricity and thermal energy at the same time. While reducing the silicon
cell area to 25% with the equivalent power output by using our ultra
transmission Ball Lens point focusing concentrator, it operates at efficiency
levels of nearly 57% in hybrid mode.
At nighttime the Ball Lens can transform
into a high-power lamp to illuminate your location, simply by using a few
LED’s. The station is designed for off grid conditions as well as to supplement
buildings’ consumption of electricity and thermal circuits like hot water.” See
diagram below.
The modular collector system charges and stores
energy during daylight hours and can even collect energy from the moon during
night hours:
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