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Solarphasec Performance Advantages

The Solarphasec dynamic spin advantage

Compared to a stationary, static flat panel:

    • The Spin Cell gives up to 40 percent gain in power delivery over the course of a day.
    • The Spin Cell gives up to 60 percent gain in power delivery over the course of a year.
    • The Spin Cell gives up to 4X improvement in capture efficiency through smart energy harvesting techniques.
    • Spin Cell cooling methodology provides an effective 15 percent improvement in performance over static panels.
    • Direct AC generation by the spin cell offers enormous capital investment cost advantages by eliminating the need for complex and expensive DC-AC inverters.

       

Solarphasec higher output during the day

Higher output per day

Solarphasec provides a significant increase in daily output compared to static flat panel systems. The Solarphasec spinning conical structure provides the effective coverage and increase of efficiency found with tracking systems, without the complexity and expense associated with mechanical sun trackers.





Solarphasec higher output during the year

Higher output per year

Solarphasec provides a significant increase in annual output when compared to a fixed static panel. No fixed panel can provide optimum collection of sunlight across all four seasons. The Solarphasec dynamic cone presents a 3D profile to the sun, collecting optimum solar energy throughout the year.






Solarphasec superior form factor

Spinning form factor superior over flat panels

The Solarphasec dynamic spin cell generates 4 times the energy of a flat panel with an equivalent amount of photovoltaic material. The combination of flash rate scanning and full integration of the energy available from each cone segment as it scans the Sun’s energy results in energy collection efficiency that is simply not available from any other solar conversion technology.

 

 

 

Solarphasec array smaller than flat panels

Spinning form factor requires less space than flat panels

A fourfold increase output also leads to a fourfold decrease in the amount of area needed to generate the same amount of power.







Solarphasec less heat more power

Less heat more power

The spin cell provides a 15 percent improvement in output compared to a flat panel due to spin-induced heat management. All static panels show a drop in power output as the panels heat up. The Solarphasec spin cell extracts the heat away from the cells. The result is little or no heat degradation of output.

 

 

 

 

 

Solarphasec does not require inverters

Solarphasec dynamic spin direct to AC generation

Solar power DC to AC inverters:

  • Compromise the reliability of the entire installed system

  • Cause warranty issues

  • Add 10% to overall system costs whether in residential, commercial, or industrial installations



Solarphasec dynamic direct-to-AC systems do not require inverters!


Conclusion:

Solarphasec dynamic spin cell technology is a breakthrough solar technology, breaking down performance boundaries set up by conventional, static photovoltaic systems.

 

Solarphasec Cost Comparison Analysis

A typical domestic solar installation:
Financial comparison of conventional PV to Solarphasec

  • Financial models were built, using System Advisor Model, a photovoltaic system modeling engine developed by Sandia Labs for the National Renewable Energy Laboratory.
  • The baseline model is a 4kW flat panel system, consisting of  forty 100 watt panels plus a DC/AC inverter.
  • The Solarphasec model is a 4kW array of Solarphasec Spin 3D Solar Power Generators.

Solarphasec Installed Cost comparisons:

Solarphasec installed cost comparisons

Return on Investment comparison

The combination of higher efficiency, lower cost-per-watt, and
greater energy production over a full day and throughout the year
leads to a significantly improved Return on Investment payback period.

This data is taken directly from the NREL domestic photovoltaic system model.

Return on investment comparison


* Please note: The silicon PV cost figures used in this model for both the flat panel array and Solarphasec
array are the same retail prices
as reported by solarbuzz.com, and are current as of September 2011.

Factory gate pricing of silicon PV panels is reported as averaging $1.30 per watt,
but this is a price quoted to large-volume customers, and does not reflect the
wholesale and retail markups that a consumer would pay.


Cost of Solarphasec electricity compared to other ‘fuels’

Solarphasec Spin 3D Solar Power Generator technology clearly bridges
the gap between low cost coal powered electrical energy and the high costs
of providing electrical energy through conventional solar technology.

  Cost of electricity in cents per kilowatt-hour

Cost of electricity in cents per kilowatt-hour

* Please note: the coal, gas, and nuclear energy pricing shown in this table is based on a 2008 EPRI report.
The US Congressional Budget Office and the European Energy Commission have reported similar pricing.

The silicon flat PV panel cost figures used in this model are retail prices
as reported by solarbuzz.com, and are current as of September 2011.