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How can you make solar cells for electricity from solar cells for heating?
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Solar cells for electricity and solar cells for heating are two very different things, so it doesn't make much sense to convert one into the other.
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∙ 12y ago
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How does a solar cell produce electricity?
A solar cell is a solid state device that converts the energy of sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. The solar radiation excites the electrons to the conduction level, thus producing electricity. Assemblies of cells are used to make solar modules, also known as solar panels. The energy generated thus from solar modules, referred to as solar power, is an example of solar energy.Photovoltaics is the field of technology and research related to the practical application of photovoltaic cells in producing electricity from light, though it is often used specifically to refer to the generation of electricity from sunlight.
What is the cleanest way to make electricity?
wind and solar
How can solar energy transfer to mechanical energy?
For the most part solar energy refers to solar panels that collect the suns energy and immediately turns it into electrical energy. Once you have electrical energy you can easily connect an electric motor to it. Electric motors are the primary way that electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy. ---- Directly: radiometers turn with direct sunlight, solar contribution to tides (not really solar energy per se) Indirectly: # solar heating creates thermal currents ("thermals") in air (wind) and water (ocean currents) # solar heating evaporates water, some of which falls as rain on higher elevations, making moving rivers of water # photovoltaic cells absorb light, make electricity, and some the electricity is used to run motors or solenoids
How does static electricity make light when it is discharged?
it is solar powered
How are solar cells of today superior to solar cells of the 1980s?
Advances in technology - coupled with the discovery of more efficient materials, make today's solar cells much more efficient than earlier models.
What SC make electricity using electricity using energy from the sun?
Solar Cells
Do solar cells hurt the environment or make it better?
If you mean by helping us use less fossil fuels, yes. Solar Cells generate electricity from solar energy released by the sun.
How does a solar cell produce electricity?
A solar cell is a solid state device that converts the energy of sunlight directly into electricity by the photovoltaic effect. The solar radiation excites the electrons to the conduction level, thus producing electricity. Assemblies of cells are used to make solar modules, also known as solar panels. The energy generated thus from solar modules, referred to as solar power, is an example of solar energy.Photovoltaics is the field of technology and research related to the practical application of photovoltaic cells in producing electricity from light, though it is often used specifically to refer to the generation of electricity from sunlight.
How is solar energy helpful?
We need solar energy so that we can stop polluting our environment and prevent global warming. Solar Energy is also used in Farms to power up the Solar Cells to then convert the Solar Energy to Electricity and the Electricity heats up the Green House keeping the plants warm.
What are the benefits of using solar cells?
The benefits are you don't pollute the air, you can make enough electricity to do a whole street if they covered your whole roof and you don't get electricity bills
How can solar power make electricity?
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How does the sun make electricity?
The sun light hits a solar panel which in turn works by allowing photons, or particles of light, to knock electrons free from atoms, generating a flow of electricity. Solar panels actually comprise many, smaller units called photovoltaic cells.
Do thermo couplers make electricity?
yes - by heating them
Can solar panels make electricity and heat?
Yes they can. Solar panels convert radiation from the sun into usable electricity. They electricity can then be converted into heat
What energy is the source that panels use to make electricity?
Solar panels are used to make electricity. The energy that panels use to make energy therefore is solar energy.
What is the cleanest way to make electricity?
wind and solar
How can solar energy transfer to mechanical energy?
For the most part solar energy refers to solar panels that collect the suns energy and immediately turns it into electrical energy. Once you have electrical energy you can easily connect an electric motor to it. Electric motors are the primary way that electrical energy is transformed into mechanical energy. ---- Directly: radiometers turn with direct sunlight, solar contribution to tides (not really solar energy per se) Indirectly: # solar heating creates thermal currents ("thermals") in air (wind) and water (ocean currents) # solar heating evaporates water, some of which falls as rain on higher elevations, making moving rivers of water # photovoltaic cells absorb light, make electricity, and some the electricity is used to run motors or solenoids
