What angle of bend can be designed for the solar array to be effective/not break?

• Solar cell limitations.

• Optimal angles for absorption.

Pages 97-100 of The Winning Solar Car: PDF Library - Mechanical - Confluence (atlassian.net)

Pages 39-45 of A Solar Car Primer: PDF Library - Mechanical - Confluence (atlassian.net)

Solar Array Type

An assumption can be made that there are different limitations depending on solar cell type.

Type 1 - Silicon Based Solar Cell

Type 2 - Thin Film GaAs

• Lightweight and thin

• The most efficient (electrons travel six times faster through it)

• Very expensive (1000x more than silicon counterparts)

Type 3 - Multi-junction

Resources/links:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266693582030001X

https://news.stanford.edu/2015/03/24/chips-laser-lift-032415/