Bifacial Solar Panels: What They Are & How They Work

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Renewable Energy Engineer Jesse Gorter explains what Bifacial PV modules are and how they work.
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Jesse Gorter
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Mechanical Engineer, Energy Technology, Bachelor of Engineering
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[@jeffsteele1295]

I have heard they work better in colder weather and on cloudy day . I had a friend use reflective material on the back side and got a good increase but also caused the heat to go up.

[@HussainSabor]

Thanks for details

[@SolarSolution]

You are welcome Hussain!

[@jchoong4965]

Overall the years, research on raising solar cell efficiency had been somehow centering investigation at homo and heterogenous cell layer, material selection. There's proven breakthrough with enhancement of photon trapping by plasmonic effect via silicon nanowire. Today, we have Bifacial technique. What a technological advancement and discovery to Solar Photovaltaic development.

[@SteveV1960]

Buy a used mirror at a yard sale and mount it behind the bifacial solar panel to reflect sunlight to the back side

[@carlguile2856]

👍🏻 for both content and presentation. Thx!

[@SolarSolution]

Thanks Carl!

[@acefire4050]

I'm on crestline and polycrystalline solar panels to charge for the backside of even though there's no solar cells there except for a white blank piece of paper and plastic or whatever you want to call. But maybe that's because when it shines in the backside it lit up the front side to I don't know.

[@sachinchoudhary0487]

one of the most informative video sir, can you please tell me solar panels manufacturers that have best efficiency panels

[@Flyfishing57]

Hi Mike, What about a multi faceted prism that would reflect the best colored light to produce the best output? As well as capture the sun at different angles and do an best angle direction? Any ideas on this?

[@darwinjina]

Are bifacial panels more compatible (survivable/efficient) in 30+ degree Celsius climates than the standard panels?

[@jamest.5001]

So what if you mount bi-facial panels on a tin roof, say 12"from the roof. Then use the reflective paint on the roof. The same stuff used on the highway to make white lines! Shouldn't this reflect nearly 90% of the light? Possibly close to 98%much more than a traditional roof anyway, i think the paint is traditional paint, thr reflective part come from basically powdered glass applied over the paint, so on a roof, a white or silver roof sealer can be used then use the reflective powder. This should make a noticable difference in the temperature under the roof also. Depending on what it started with for roofing.. my house, half the roof is south facing, so I'm putting panels on the roof and the south wall, as well as on the fence, im going anout 12' tall and 30'+/- long in two places with panels starting about 16" from the ground. Hoping to get about 30kw of solar all together and use excess solarpower to lift heavy weights into a few tall trees. To generate power on the way back down, getting a 2-3klbs weight 25-30 feet up a tree on a guide cable. That will return to earth at a rate of 12" per minute roughly 7"-15" per minute, with a fence around the danger area, in the event of no power, they can be hand cranked up taking about a hour to two hours each, using a hand crank winch, power can be returned as soon as the weight is to the top. Having 4-6 of these if they generate 4,kwh each. Take 30-40 minutes to return to earth, this is 2kwh, each. Maybe more weight can be added, maybe use two weights per tree with a single generator, a 100:1 overdrive coupled to an additional overdrive. Connected to a 3phase pmg , converting 2 rpm to possibly 2000, the weight dropping 6"-7", minimum for up to 40', then raise the weight to 6000 lbs, and slow the decent to 7"-8" max per minute, the output should be 6kw+ for 55-90minutes producing roughly 10 kwh per tree, as far as financial viable, around 1.5-3 kwh is likely, and can be manually reset in 30 minutes. Getting 1500 watts for a hourwould be awesome. I don't think the math works out. But i hope to get something going possibly using a Nissan leaf motor as a generator, or something similar. Maybe a scratch made generator. Using large n52 magnets!

[@SolarSolution]

Very interesting ideas James, thanks for sharing! I agree with the general idea of using bifacial's and creating highly reflective roofing surface. I also like the idea of storing your excess electrical energy in potential energy [ie.e. weights in trees]. Which benefits do you recon the latter has over storing your excess electrical energy in batteries?

[@dan_taninecz_geopol]

Are bifacials more sensitive to higher ambient temperatures? Is this remedied somewhat by air gapping?

[@BatuRusen]

Is every PERC Tech a bifacial at the same time? Or is it impossible because of the material that PERC and bifacial feature be on a panel at the same time?

[@DaveBoxBG]

Why not make the backing of a monofacial panel reflective in the first place rather than making it glass and having to rely on the user to paint their roof white???

[@ilyashick3178]

gray or blue is negative, red is postive.

[@mikemosc3254]

That's cool and all but I'm curious about all this quick innovation in the solar industry. Many people I know who install solar systems have an outdated model one year after their system is installed. When it's supposed to last 20 years. Feels bad man. Never thought I would be complaining about quick innovation 😂😂

[@SolarSolution]

Hi Mike! That is a good argument, I like it. Here is my take on it: I agree with you that the solar industry continues to develop and innovate the available products. I can therefore understand the perspective that one might be tempted to wait with putting their money in solar, as to avoid finding themselves with 'outdated' equipment tomorrow. Though I think here lays the culprit: the term 'outdated' is relative and might not be all that significant. A good example is the availability/introduction of the bifacial panels: If we were to call them a 'new' or 'innovative' product, it would mean that the conventional monofacial pv modules could be called 'old' or 'outdated'. This kind of perspective I think is somewhat skewed, since there is nothing wrong with the previous models, they just squeeze a little less power out of the available module surface area. Depending on the system installation details and requirements, I think often the most important factors to consider are the expected lifetime of the modules [& a solid warranty policy!] in combination with the actual price paid per watt of peak performance. Now here is new argument to throw in the discussion: If a product innovation offers a higher output per surface area, though the price per watt-peak, or the price per lifetime-kilowatt hour for that matter, is actually higher than the 'previous' or 'outdated' models, would it make sense to purchase the latest technology?

[@mikemosc3254]

@@SolarSolution your right. It wouldn't make sense. But as a seller in Haiti, many of my customers often feel jade when they buy 300w panels, but the next year we have 500w panels, and find out that we cannot find their model when once breaks due to the manufacturer not supplying us with it. Personally I agree with you. Investing earlier is better. Especially with inflation these days. And for me, I'm glad we got a solar system last year instead of now. Considering after the price doubling here, we burn about 500 usd of diesel to power our generators ( as state power is unreliable at best in haiti). And it's rumored that the price of fuel is about to double again.

[@SolarSolution]

Replacement of older models is often indeed a challenge Mike, I agree with you there as well. Depending on the type and size of installation, I often typically either supply spare panels to the customer during the initial installation, or design the PV array[s] in such a way that if one [or a few] fail over time, they can be by-passed without severely impacting the overall performance of the array[s]. That being said, there is no one-size-fits-all solution, especially when the PV array[s] do not contain that many modules. It is good to hear from you Mike, I wish you good and pleasant bussiness in Haiti!

[@mikemosc3254]

@@SolarSolution thank you! Same to you wherever you are!

[@SolarSolution]

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