How do i make a solar panel for a 20 desktop computers?
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let's see... If you try to power your computer directly from a solar panel, your computer will crash everytime a cloud comes in front of the sun...
also, as you might already know, solar panels range between 50 to 150 W/m² of panel...
HOWEVER, this is only true if you receive 1000W/m² of light. Which is only the case on a cloudless day at see level. (5% to 15% of conversion efficiency)
In northern america, the average solar radiation is between 125 and 325 W/m² (nights included, clouds included, average calculated on a period of 4 years)
So, if you don't want to be dependent on meteorolic conditions, you will need around 10 or 20 m² of solar panel per computer (depending on the type of solar panel and consumption of the computer).
Moreover, you will also need a way to storage the power you got during the sunny periods to use when the weather gets bad... You will need to storage a HUGE amount of power during summer for yuor future needs in winter...
This is evidently impossible. But you can still "sell" your extra electricity to your electric company during summer (usually half the price you would buy it) and buy some electricity during winter.
Conclusion: solar power isn't worht it. (on the ground, I mean... In space, solar power rocks)
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