Hey, question for some solar panel expert.
Would it be possible to create a solar panel in the form of foil? I know flexible panels exists but I’ve only seen ones embedded in plastic like this:
Is the plastic somehow necessary for power generation or could the solar panel layer be sprayed directly on some sort of foil?
Or to put it another way: how densely could we pack a solar panel if we didn’t care that much about durability?
Let’s say I just want something that will last a month and maybe 100 unfolding-folding cycles. Would it be possible to fit it a box like this:
Whats your goal here? Are you planning to ride around the country on like an electric mountain bike or something? Im not sure you’ll get a compact solar panel that can change a battery in an hour, my panles on my house can only put out 250watts, 50v at 5 amps in full sun, at a brief glance and some dodgy math it would still take 2-3 hours to change an e-bike battery