Solar Panel Array That Folds Up Like A Flower

A flower shaped solar panel array that tracks the sun and is.

Solar panel array that folds up like a flower.

As opposed to the static solar panels you may be used to seeing on rooftops or lawns the smartflower much like a sunflower follows the direction of the sun to ensure that it gathers as much sunlight as it can throughout the day. In the past six months we ve seen camouflage solar panels and new rooftop tiles from tesla founder elon musk that look nothing like the dark gridded rectangles of yore. It follows the theme started with the tesla solar roof launch which is making more aesthetically pleasing solar panels. The smartflower s name comes from its design the solar cells are arranged on individual petals that open at the beginning of each day and look like a flower hence solar flower.

The smartflower is a fusion between solar panels and art. Well if you made that thing about 1000x larger you d get the smart flower solar. It also boasts a cooling and cleaning system that brushes the front of each panel every time the unit folds and unfolds. As the name suggests smartflower pop resembles a beautiful flower in the way it looks and functions.

Much like a real flower the system unfolds its petal panels when the sun rises. This flower shaped solar panel array follows the sun an austrian company has launched the latest version of their smartflower system. After the sun goes down the smartflower s petals fold up and a self cleaning process kicks in. Smartflower is the innovative sculptural solar flower with advanced photovoltaic solar panels that open and close to cleaning itself for maximum efficiency.

Although it has to be fixed to the ground it can be easily detached folded and relocated. It is a 3 2 kw solar array which according to the makers is 40 more efficient than conventional rooftop solar panels. Because the smartflower is always at an optimal angle to the sun it can.