why are the solar panels arranged like this?

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A more interesting part of the answer might lie in what latitude the panels are located.

Tony

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a layout like that would come into play with pvs on either side (not pvs with opposing reflectors) near the equator and pvs would face east and west, but i would not have such a high peak for that setup. by the shade evident in the bottom pic the sun is low to the sky and some severe shading would be occurring at the time of the pic. that shade angle and the tree types tell me this is not in an equatorial setting.

the shading tells me they may not be doing this correctly and i can't say if the company is good, bad, or whatever by that. i read a bit on their website and they say,
" Cell Optimizing technology with built-in shade tolerance, and cell level MPPT enables the solar system to produce more power in more real world situations."

shade tolerance without some more to go on is bull, but to say cell level mppt dumbfounds me on how they could do that. are they spinning bull here because it sounds like it? to use this as proof of what the op is trying to say to be so is spinning yarns i think.

just to be fair to the op, you put up your money to do this stuff and provide real accountable proofs and maybe we will see it your way.

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techntrek wrote: »

"The tenKsolar RAIS® Wave system with its revolutionary RAIS PV Module and Light-Smart reflectors generates more energy than traditional solar PV systems. Comparing rooftop to rooftop, total energy output is up to 66% greater per square foot."

I grant you that this system concentrates the sun and gives more per sq foot and also that it looks good, but is there any advantage in $/watt?

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solarix wrote: »

I grant you that this system concentrates the sun and gives more per sq foot and also that it looks good, but is there any advantage in $/watt?

I was just quoting from their web site to dispel the question of what was on the racks. I don't see how the setup will help - assuming you mount the PV panels in the right direction and angle the reflectors will be facing in the exact opposite direction of the sun. You might catch a little extra light from atmospheric reflection. Personally I would rather mount reflectors so they reflect the sun onto the panels and not a little light scattered from the atmosphere...