Robin van Spaandonk
Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:56:19 -0700
In reply to Horace Heffner's message of Thu, 10 Jul 2008 10:24:41 -0800: Hi, [snip] >Unfortunately anomalous voltage is not anomalous power, but here is a >subject that is at least grounds for some speculation and research: > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomalous_photovoltaic_effect [snip] As soon as I read this I could envision a row of dominoes, that had been stacked on end then given a little tap to make them all fall over. The result is a row of individual microscopic cells where the front of each is serially connected to the back of the next one. If each domino is a PV cell, then the series connection can rapidly add to very high voltages. Like this:- ////////// (but flatter). Light shining on them creates a voltage difference between front and rear, which adds serially along the row. This is almost a description of the Dember effect, however in that case they appear to get lost about half way through. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk