On Jan 2, 2014, at 12:51 PM, damon henry <[email protected]> wrote:
> They do not give specifics, but they mention they are using some kind of
> concentrator which presumably would allow them to focus a larger area of sun
> onto the solar panels on the car throwing off your math.
Nope, concentrator (lens) versus no concentrator just affects the type of
collector, not the area over which light is collected. The roof of the car is
the roof of the car, not a black hole, bending light-waves toward it from
elsewhere. It has a fixed area.
-Bill
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