The use of solar panels is increasing every day in many places in the world, without a doubt a resource that can be widely used and is very beneficial for both the planet and your wallet as you minimize expenditure on your electricity bill. We show some of them solar panels that produce more energy when it’s cloudy than when it’s sunny, thanks to a great invention that will definitely boost self-consumption… don’t miss it!
Benefits of solar energy
Solar energy is an alternative to energy consumption that has exploded in recent years because it offers many advantages that we describe below:
- It is a source of unlimited energy.
- It is renewable.
- It is the cleanest energy source that can be used.
- After the investment in the equipment, the operating costs are very low, virtually zero.
- It can be used anywhere in the world.
- Contributes to sustainable development.
- Reduces the use of fossil fuels.
- Reduces electricity imports.
Solar panels that produce more energy when it is cloudy
Experts from all over the world work every day to find the best way to get the most out of solar panels and all the energy that can be extracted from them, making them more efficient. One of the features that everyone is most familiar with when it comes to solar panels is the fact that they work at their maximum during the day, that is, when the sun’s rays are available, storing that energy for use at night or when it is very cloudy is. or rainy without sun.
Loose D-TENG nanogenerators It is a revolutionary invention that will completely change the solar panel sector, as it is a completely new technology that allows electricity to be generated even when the days are cloudy or rainy, a season in which so much could not be achieved until now. become. like when the sun shines. Complementary to solar panels, this invention will enable the water that accumulates on roofs when it rains to be converted into energy.
The solution for rainy days and the little that can be obtained from solar panels on those days is already there, some panels that work with TENG triboelectric nanogenerators and which have the ability to convert external mechanical energy into electricity thanks to the triboelectric effect and electrostatic induction. And all this is possible thanks to the impact that raindrops have on the system itself, which generates more electricity in cloudy weather than on sunny days.
It is important to emphasize the proposal of generate electricity from raindrops It is not new, but the way to approach it in this case is based on the fact that these droplets benefit from the contact between a solid and a liquid and not between two solids as in other projects. Although they are very efficient devices, these solar rain panels have quite a major technical challenge since when they are connected in series their total power decreases, making it less economical if you want to install several of them.
To solve this problem, a group of researchers from Tshinghua University in Shenzhen (China) have created a more efficient structure, similar to that of solar panels, that has the ability to eliminate interference between individual units, allowing energy production to be maximized to get the most out of it. The design is similar to that of solar panels, with multiple units placed in parallel to power the load, ensuring that no drop of rain is left unused to convert it into energy.
These solar rain panels are still in the development phase, but the industry is looking forward to them and expects that they could really mean a major change in photovoltaic history.