I wrote this article to Magnifier Engine explain to you how solar energy works. First of all when talking about solar energy we must clarify between the two main methods of solar power creation. The first method is the photovoltaic or pv method. This is where photovoltaic cells, commonly referred to as solar cells, are used to collect sunlight and turn that sunlight directly into energy. The second method is the concentrated solar power method. This is where the sun’s energy is used to heat up a liquid, which then turns to steam and the steam is used to turn a turbine which then creates electricity.
In this article I only want to focus on the pv method of solar energy generation. You have already seen pv panels whether you have realized it or not. PV panels are also commonly referred to just as solar panels. We’ve all used solar powered calculators. Well that little solar panel on the calculator is just a miniature version of larger solar panels and works in the exact same way.
The way a pv solar panel works goes something like this: First of all, solar cells are made up of a specially treated material, normally silicon which is used in computer chips and other electronic devices. A small layer of silicon is treated to make an electric field which is positively charged on one side and negatively charged on the other side.
The energy in sunlight contains photons. When these photons in the sunlight hit the surface of the solar cell, electrons are knocked loose. The loose electrons then flow from one side to the other. The flow of these electrons is what we know as electricity.
We capture this flow of electrons by using conductors that are attached to the negative and positive sides of the cells. Of course one solar cell is not enough to create the amount of power we need, so we connect numerous solar cells together to form a module. A number of modules can be connected to form an ‘array’. The larger the array is, the more electricity that is produced.
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