Hey, question for some solar panel expert.
Would it be possible to create a solar panel in the form of foil? I know flexible panels exists but I've only seen ones embedded in plastic like this:
Is the plastic somehow necessary for power generation or could the solar panel layer be sprayed directly on some sort of foil?
Or to put it another way: how densely could we pack a solar panel if we didn't care that much about durability?
Let's say I just want something that will last a month and maybe 100 unfolding-folding cycles. Would it be possible to fit it a box like this:
I'm not an expert either, I don't think the plastic is crucial to power generation performance, how ever I don't know what else would give good flexibility without electrical conductivness, eg if you had a alloy foil backing and somehow the panel got damaged you could potentially have the whole thing become energized and whatever it's stuck to, in saying that perhaps a rubber mat backing or some kind insulated cloth would be the way to go,