[RE-wrenches] Reducing Glare from Solar Modules

[William Miller]

Sequoya:

It is possible the complainant may be exaggerating or even fabricating the 
claims of glare.  Before I did anything, I would perform  a study to 
determine if the angles of incidence really support the complaint.  This 
involves some trigonometry and possibly CAD work.  I would be happy to 
brainstorm an approach with you off-line.

Sincerely,

William Miller


At 11:21 AM 8/20/2012, you wrote:
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>We have a customer who is up against a very unhappy neighborhood in 
>Wyoming regarding his solar installation. It consists of 24, Schott Poly 
>mods flush mounted on a 4/12 pitch, metal standing seam roof. The next 
>door neighbor is complaining that the glare from the modules is blinding 
>him at certain points in the day (and year).
>
>Has anyone come up against this issue and do you have any solutions that 
>we may employ (i.e. anti-glare film, some kind of coating, a shade cloth). 
>The customer is more than happy to lose efficiency instead of losing the 
>entire installation.
>
>Thanks-
>
>Sequoya Cross
>Backwoods Solar Electric Systems
>
>
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