Solar Panels Thermal Image (IMAGE)

University of California - San Diego

Solar Panels Thermal Image

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Left: A Google Earth image of the Powell Structural Systems Laboratory with a tilted solar panel array on the north side and a flush solar panel array on the center of the roof. Right: A thermal infrared image of the ceiling of the Powell Structural Systems Laboratory, taken at 5:10 p.m. April 19, 2009. The color bar shows temperatures in degrees Kelvin. The footprint of the tilted solar panel array is visible as a cool area in the center of the image.

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Jacobs School of Engineering at UC San Diego

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