Contents:

1. Solar panel idea
2. Data sheets
3. More evidence that the solar panels dimensions are 2:1 and not 5:1
a. News item with photo a ASG solar panel
b. Promotional ASG solar panel video
c. A S*ade Gr*ener website on solar panel configurations
4. There is no evidence that the solar panels are 5:1 - they cite circumstantial evidence


1. Solar panel idea:

The 5:1 solar panel claim making a projective geometry "idea" of their seem less implausible.....text file

2. The solar panel datasheets show the panels have a 2:1 dimension ratio:

The companies that manufactures the solar panels don't make 5:1 solar panes but they do make 2:1 solar panels....text file

This article identifies ET Solar as the PV module supplier and specifies the model: News article

Download ET Solar model: ET-M572185

This model is featured, for example, by pvxchanke.com:

ET-M572185

This article and press release state that ASG signed a deal with JA Solar to supply its solar panels:

News article

Press release


Data sheets for 2 by 1 solar panels....text file

The solar panels are from square cells that are either 6 inches by 6 inches or square cells that are either 5 inches by 5 inches.

The model JAM6 72/300-320 are 12 square cells long and 6 squares wide and so are 2 by 1 (where the individual cells are 6 inches by 6 inches).

The model JAM5 (R) 72/200-225 are 12 square cells long and 6 squares wide and so are 2 by 1 (where the individual cells are 5 inches by 5 inches).

The model JAM5 60/195-215 are 10 square cells long and 6 squares wide and so are 5 by 3 (where the individual cells are 6 inches by 6 inches).

Download JA SOLAR Model: JAM6 72/300-320

Download JA SOLAR Model: JAM5 72/200-220

Download JA SOLAR Model: JAM6 60/250-270


Datasheets for JA Solar panels can be downloaded here, for example:

Datasheets

or

Datasheets

You can download information on the above solar panels from ET Solar and JA Solar (listed as "YES Solar" under the Manufacturers category) here:

Solar panel website - pvXchange.com


3. More evidence that the solar panels dimensions are 2:1 and not 5:1

a. News item with photo a ASG solar panel:

There was a new article featuring one of ASG's solar panels, and it has a 2:1 ratio:

  • News item....website link (you need to right click on the photo and save it to desktop in order to view the whole photo).

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  • Photo of solar panel....(JPG file).

    The solar panel meaures to be a 2:1 solar panel.

    b. Promotional ASG solar panel video:

    There is a promotional ASG video featuring one of their solar panels, and it has a 2:1 ratio:

  • ASG solar panel youtube video.

    Here is a still image from the promotional video:

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  • Still image from the promotional video....(PNG file).

    c. A S*ade Gr*ener website on solar panel configurations

    The A S*ade Gr*ener website had a page that presented the four main solar panel configurations.

  • A S*ade Gr*ener website on solar panel configurations.....website link. This link doesn't work
        anymore as they have up dated their website, but here is a video of the webpage:

        Webpage on the solar panel configurations they offered

    From these configurations, you can determine the length-to-width ratio of the individual solar panels. In the promotional ASG video referenced earlier, you can see a slight, visible gap between the panels. A quick calculation, ignoring these gaps, gives an approximate length-to-width ratio of 2 (I should mention, from the datasheets for the solar panels the length-to-width ratio is actually 1.955). Taking into account that there is a gap inbetween the solar panels you can find that the length-to-width ratio easily adjusts to 1.955.

    For example, consider the first configuration, consisting of 2 rows of 9 panels, with the overall system dimensions being 3.16 meters in height and 7.46 meters in length. Ingnoring the gaps, each solar panel measures 3.16m / 2 = 1.58 meters in length and 7.46m / 9 = 0.829 meters in width, resulting in a length-to-width ratio of 1.9. Accounting for a gap of a few centimeters, the ratio easily adjusts to 1.955. Let L be the actual length of a solar panel and W be its actual width, and assume there are eight vertical gaps of width d. Then, the system satisfies the equations: 7.46= 9W+8d, 3.16 = 2L, L/W = 1.955. Putting this into WolframAlpha here tells us that the value of d that achieves this is d=0.023m or 2.3cm.


    5. There is no evidence that the solar panels are 5:1 - they cite circumstantial evidence

    There is not a shred of evidence that the solar panels dimensions are 5:1. They have not found any evidence that the company installed 5:1 solar panels. However, they cite certain circumstantial evidence to support their claim that the solar panels measure 5:1.