What Do You Think Is The Most Important Problems That Could Be Encountered When Using Solar Cells In Space?
The days in outer space are not short enough.
The days in outer space are not long enough.
The solar cells might get wet.
There is not enough concentrated sunlight in outer space to power the cells.
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February 8th, 2010 at 8:51 am
Days don’t apply to space…
Days don’t apply to space…
It’s typically -455 degrees fahrenheit, so I don’t think getting wet will occur any time soon…
Our atmosphere absorbs a lot of the more powerful radiating light energies from the sun. Compared to anywhere else, space is the most concentrated it gets without using a giant magnifying glass there too…
If this question wasn’t multiple choice, the main concern for problems encountered for solar cells in space would be fragmented particles and debris collisions with the cells that may fracture or destroy the panels.
February 8th, 2010 at 9:05 am
Solar cells would have to be huge to do jobs requiring much energy. Probably a better solution would consist of using the heat differential between sunside and darkside. A slowly rotating gas filled vessel might power a thermal syphon to generate more energy.,
February 8th, 2010 at 9:14 am
There is not enough concentrated sunlight in outer space to power the cells.
this answer i chose ,..i think science will have to either increase the sensitivity of solar cells or use perpetual motion power ( magnetic ) to re-power batteries in space .
February 8th, 2010 at 10:00 am
The solar cells could get wet from the solar rain.
February 8th, 2010 at 10:56 am
be hit by some thing?
February 8th, 2010 at 11:40 am
It’s too expensive to bring it up there and to maintain it.
February 8th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
None of the above