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Originally Posted by cRiPpLe_rOoStEr
No wonder I usually see it only on motorhomes.
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One exception is the Aptera.
They figured out that; turn the cell 45 degrees they can bend all 4 corners to fit a complex curve, only leaving a smaller center rectangle that doesn't conform, but is small enough to be filled with a transparent resin of some sort.
Then they glued them under a sheet of very tough glass.
Now the complex curve negates any wobble/resonance you get in a flat panel, so no more more cell death due to constant bending.
Apparently this is not obvious to anyone in the trade and worthy of a patent!?
If anyone wants to do something similar on a complex curve:
Stick an exact fitting sticker over the cell.
Stick the cell down to the roof or wherever.
Spray clear coat over the top of the cells area, sticker and all.
Now when you pull the stickers off, the clear coat between the cells is the same thickness as the cells so they don't stick out above the original surface.
You then can spray a good number of coats of clear coat over the cells, before some careful flatting and polishing.