?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F396%2F&rft.title=Solar+Reector+Design&rft.creator=Bandeira%2C+A.&rft.creator=Bell%2C+C.G.&rft.creator=Charpin%2C+J.P.F.&rft.creator=Gaburro%2C+R.&rft.creator=Soussi%2C+S.&rft.creator=Wilson%2C+R.E.&rft.subject=Energy+and+utilities&rft.description=The+design+of+solar+panels+is+investigated.+Different+aspects+of+this+problem+are+presented.+A+formula+averaging+the+solar+energy+received+on+a+given+location+is+derived+rst.+The+energy+received+by+the+collecting+solar+panel+is+then+calculated+using+a+specially+designed+algorithm.+The+geometry+of+the+device+collecting+the+energy+may+then+be+optimised+using+different+algorithms.+The+results+show+that+for+a+given+depth%2C+devices+of+smaller+width+are+more+energy+efficient+than+those+of+wider+dimensions.+This+leads+to+a+more+economically+efficient+design.&rft.date=2009&rft.type=Study+Group+Report&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fmiis.maths.ox.ac.uk%2Fmiis%2F396%2F1%2FESGI70_8.pdf&rft.identifier=++Bandeira%2C+A.+and+Bell%2C+C.G.+and+Charpin%2C+J.P.F.+and+Gaburro%2C+R.+and+Soussi%2C+S.+and+Wilson%2C+R.E.++(2009)+Solar+Reector+Design.++%5BStudy+Group+Report%5D+++++