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Problem P. 4778. (November 2015)

P. 4778. We would like to enhance the efficiency of a rectangular solar PV panel with using two plane mirrors. The mirrors fit along the whole length of the two longer edges of the panel at a sort of optimal angle. Consider the situation when the incident solar rays are nearly perpendicular to the panel. Our aim is to achieve that all the rays coming from the Sun and reflected from the mirrors should fall onto the panel thus the illumination of the panel is doubled.

What should the optimal angle and the width of the mirrors be if the material used is to be minimum?

(5 pont)

Deadline expired on December 10, 2015.


Statistics:

44 students sent a solution.
5 points:Asztalos Bogdán, Balogh Menyhért, Blum Balázs, Büki Máté, Csenger Géza, Csorba Benjámin, Di Giovanni András, Fehér 169 Szilveszter, Fekete Balázs Attila, Forrai Botond, Juhász 326 Dániel, Kovács Péter Tamás, Körmöczi Dávid, Marozsák Tóbiás , Páhoki Tamás, Paulovics Péter, Simon Dániel Gábor, Szentivánszki Soma , Tibay Álmos, Tomcsányi Gergely, Tóth Bence, Varga-Umbrich Eszter, Virág Barnabás.
4 points:Csuha Boglárka, Gál Péter Levente, Iván Balázs, Jakus Balázs István, Jeges Viktor, Keltai Dóra, Nagy Kartal, Nenezic Patrick Uros, Olosz Adél, Sal Kristóf, Tóth 420 Péter, Tóth Adrián, Zeke Norbert.
3 points:2 students.
2 points:3 students.
1 point:2 students.
0 point:1 student.

Problems in Physics of KöMaL, November 2015