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How can you make solar cells for creating electric energy at home and for home use?
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∙ 15y ago
You won't be able to make solar cells at home unless you are able to make silicon wafers and dope the layers with other elements such as phosphorous and boron. You would have to buy the solar cells pre-made.
Once you buy the solar cells, you can connect them together yourself by soldering the connections together. Once the cells are soldered together then they need to be mounted on a strong material, and covered to protect them as they are very delicate. Usually this is done by laminating the cells into a strong panel.
Each panel will need a positive and a negaitive connection which will be connected to the next panel. When all the panels are connected the power produced from the panels is DC, which will need to be converted to AC for use in the home.
This is done with an inverter.
All in all, you cannot make the cells at home, you COULD make the panels although they will not be as strong and weatherproof as manufactured ones, and you can't really make a good power inverter, that you should buy really.
Conclusion:
You could make a small power source if you needed DC power yourself. you would still have to buy all the cells.
You could not really make a system to provide additional power to your house. You could though buy all the parts separately and put the system together yourself, that's easy.
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∙ 15y ago
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What do solar cells turn energy from the sun directly into?
electric energy
How the solar energy is able to propel the car?
Hook the solar cells up to an electric motor.
What are types of heat creating energy?
Chemical, electric, friction, geothermal, nuclear and solar.
How much energy does solar power produce?
solar cells generate electric currents directly from the sun light
What kind of energy do solar panels convert radiant energy into?
Photo-voltaic cells convert light energy to electric energy
What is solar electricity?
Electricity generated by the sun with the use of Solar Panels. They use Solar cells to convert sun light into electric energy
Where is solar energy being used today?
Solar energy is used everywhere on earth. It creates warmth and wind and weather. It is used in creating electricity with solar cells, it creates biomass through plants, etc.
How can electricity be derived from solar cells?
Solar cells have stored solar energy that is converted into electrical energy.
What energy is used in solar cells?
Solar Energy
What is the working of solar engine for solar car?
A solar engine for a solar car is actually an electric motor. Solar cells on a solar car collect solar energy, which is then sent to a battery or battery pack in the form of DC current. This energy is then used to power the solar car.
How do solar cells produce energy?
In short, the light (electromagnetic energy) shining on the solar cell is converted directly to electric charge (potential energy). The increase in the electric charge can promote the flow of electric current in an external circuit, in much the same way as an ordinary electrical battery would.
Is solar energy same as solar cells?
No, solar energy and solar cells are not the same, although sometimes people do use the phrases as though they were interchangable. Solar energy is energy that is transferred from the sun to the earth. Solar cells are devices that turn energy from the sun into photovoltaic energy that we can use.
