Talk:Solar mirror

Merge suggestion
I don't think this topic warrants its own Wikipedia article, but it doesn't belong in the Heliostat article, either (that article has a strictly terrestrial context, nothing to do with space-based technology). A good merge would be with the Solar power satellite article. InNuce 00:55, 1 March 2006 (UTC)
 * Agreed. -- phoebe (brassratgirl) / (talk) 03:03, 23 January 2007 (UTC)

Solar Mirrors are not the same as Solar power Satellites
Solar Mirrors are not the same as Solar power Satellites. Please keep the pages separate. On the other hand the two pages should definitely be cross referenced and coordinated. I can see that there is some content on the Solar Mirror page which does not belong there and needs to be moved to the Solar Power Satellite page. I would be happy to assist with that task)Charles 15:30, 25 February 2007 (UTC) Charles 18:57, 25 February 2007 (UTC)

Solar mirrors used on Earth
The scope of this article is not restricted to space applications, solar mirrors are already widely used on Earth, whereas they are not used in space at all right now. So rather than merging into a space solar power article, it would be more approriate to merge it into a more general solar power type article. I am surprised there is not more discussions about that. There is plenty of potential material for quite a large articleCharles 15:34, 25 February 2007 (UTC)


 * I agree that the solar mirror article should not be merged into a space-based article. I also agree that it would be better to merge it into a more general solar power article (and one which discusses all forms of solar power, not just electrical generation).  However, if there is plenty of potential material for quite a large article, then perhaps the best solution would be not to merge this article at all. Riick 16:53, 28 April 2007 (UTC)I'm opposed to merging with rare exceptions. It is useful to get even a slightly different slant on topics and details. Ccpoodle 14:49, 3 July 2007 (UTC)

Solar Mirrors have many applications...
One application of solar mirrors that has been proposed is in the terraforming of Mars, if the solar mirrors were to be focused on the polar ice caps, they would heat up the planet, although the predicted cost is prohibitive. And these solar mirrors are quite different from what we usually call solar power satellites. They may not even be in orbit (statites rather than satellites) For maximum effect they would need to be rotated as to have heat on the caps continuously, so photovoltaic panels may be used to power movement. Ccpoodle 14:41, 3 July 2007 (UTC) Imperator Honorius 18:25, 7 April 2007 (UTC) While the glass substrate paragraph may be applicable to some types of solar mirrors, several other methods are in use, and other proposed. Glass substrate should be near the end, or perhaps a separarate article. Ccpoodle 03:04, 15 June 2007 (UTC)

Correction
"It comprises a glass substrate, a reflective layer for reflecting the solar energy, and an interference layer."

It can do - plenty have been made with silvered mylar film.

"The intensity of solar thermal energy from solar radiation at the surface of the earth is is about 1 kilowatt of energy per square meter of area, normal to the direction of the sun, under clear-sky conditions."

In some parts of the world, at some times. Not for most of us though.

" When solar energy is unconcentrated, the maximum collector temperature is about 80-100 deg C."

Collector stagnation temp depends entirely on the collector design. Tabby (talk) 16:39, 19 June 2008 (UTC)

Energy
Energy is measured in kWh (although I would prefer J), not in kW--Ub (talk) 15:37, 4 July 2012 (UTC)


 * True, but the edit you made was in a context that's not about energy, which made nonsense of it; I reverted to kW. Dicklyon (talk) 16:38, 4 July 2012 (UTC)

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