if i was to put a solar panel (sp) just outside of the earths atmosphere ans another solar panel (sp2) 0km away towards the sun. which one would generate more power (sp or sp2)? and how much more? is there a ratio to work out the power output and distance from the sun? would the 0km distance between the panels make a large difference in power output?many thanks in advance
You do realize that the sun is 50 million km away don't you?
Another complication of keeping solar panels in orbit around Earth is that they must be in orbit around Earth. A solarstationary orbit, which would have the satellite always pointing at the sun, would be much further than a geostationary orbit. A geostationary orbit is at about Earth radii above the equatorial surface. A solarstationary orbit about Earth would be 624 Earth radii above the equitorial surface, about 0 Lunar distances. At this altitude, you'd need to incorporate the moon's gravity as well, solving the three-body problem (a well-known mathematical superchallenge).
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Given identical panels the one closer to the sun would generate more power, but a difference of only 0 km at 93 million miles, the difference would be very small. Light intensity is inversly perportional to the square of the distance from the source.
