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Aqua-Solar Panel
Panasonic New Product Idea
Submitted 7 years ago
March 21st, 2017
Photovoltaic panels can now be manufactured to adapt to different weather patterns so as to increase their electric-output potential. Introducing the Aqua-Solar Panel.
Aqua-Solar Panels
Many parts of the world, including the American Northwest, experience heavy rainfall as well as an abundances of sunshine. Solar panels with a transparent piezoelectric (touch-screen) cover can be used to convert the kinetic energy of rain directly into electricity in these high precipitation areas.
Monsoons account for a substantial portion of our global rainfall. The major monsoons are the Asia-Australian monsoon, the West and Central African monsoon, the Caribbean monsoon, and the North, Central and South American monsoons. Aqua-Solar panels can generate clean renewable electricity rain or shine.
Rain or Shine...It's Aqua-Solar Time!
Harvey Sherback
Berkeley, California
Additional Info:
Piezoelectricity, Greek for "pressure" electricity, was discovered by the Curie brothers more than 100 years ago. It's a physical phenomenon where some materials generate an electrical potential in response to an external mechanical force.
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September 21st, 2012 - Binary-Blended Polylactic Acid Multilayer Film Exhibits Super Piezoelectric Effect
http://electronicdesign.com/blog/binary-blended-polylactic-acid-multilayer-film-exhibits-super-piezoelectric-effect
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September 23, 2014 - Microelectronics Unveils Thin-Film Piezoelectric MEMS Technology to Drive Growth in Customization and Personalization
http://hugin.info/152740/R/1857751/650512.pdf
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August 27, 2015 - Headline: Apple Reveals Force Touch for the iPad, Magic Mouse & Beyond
http://www.patentlyapple.com/patently-apple/2015/08/apple-reveals-force-touch-for-the-ipad-magic-mouse-beyond.html
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