How does the thickness of SPF 30 sunscreen applied to a solar panel affect the voltage output generated, and what insights does this provide into the sunscreen’s effectiveness in blocking the UV light?

Sicim, Alp Demir (2025) How does the thickness of SPF 30 sunscreen applied to a solar panel affect the voltage output generated, and what insights does this provide into the sunscreen’s effectiveness in blocking the UV light? Other thesis, TED Ankara Koleji.

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Abstract

Being a very curious person, I have always wondered the working principles of a sunscreen. Back then, on holidays, I believed that the sunscreens acted as a mirror protecting our skin from the sunlight. Now of course I know that chemical sunscreens absorb UV rays and then convert them into heat, which is released from the skin. Their method is more about absorbing rather than reflecting. After acknowledging that, a question came into my mind. I knew that solar panels also absorb the light, so I wondered what would happen if I covered a solar panel completely with a sunscreen

Item Type: Thesis (Other)
Uncontrolled Keywords: sunscreen, solar panel
Subjects: Q Science > QC Physics
Depositing User: Kamil Çömlekçi
Date Deposited: 22 Jul 2025 06:22
Last Modified: 22 Jul 2025 06:22
URI: http://tedprints.tedankara.k12.tr/id/eprint/1391

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