Question: a ) An autonomous drone has a 2 m 2 solar panel made from 3 rd generation multijunction cell solar PVs . Compute the energy

a) An autonomous drone has a 2m2 solar panel made from 3rd generation multijunction cell solar PVs. Compute the energy generated over 8 hours assuming an average sunshine of 500w/m2.Compute the required solar panel size for 1st and 2nd generation cells. (8 marks)
b) A 30 m2 solar PVs efficiency is 2% under 0-199 w/m2 of sunshine, 4% under 200-399 w/m2,8% under 400-999 w/m2,12% under 1000-2000 w/m. In a typical day, the sunshine is 4 hours of 1500 w/m2,4 hours of 1000 w/m2,4 hours of 500 w/m2,4 hours of 100 w/m2, and 8 hours of 0 w/m2. Find how much electricity is produced on this day. If all years 365 days have the same electricity as the above typical day, in how many years does the solar PV cost of 9000 be paid back, while the electricity price is 34 p/kWh?(12 marks)

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