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How heat is converted to electricity usinga solar collector or cell?
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∙ 13y ago
The traditional solar electric panels that people generally think of don't use heat to generate electricity.
A concentrating solar collector, on the other hand, does use heat to generate electricity. It focuses the sun's heat onto a tube containing a fluid like oil. That fluid gets extremely hot and generates steam. The steam in turn turns a turbine to generate electricity. These are not generally used for residential systems, they are very effective in commercial scale systems.
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What is the energy transformation of solar collector?
a solar collector turns light into heat, and uses that heat to create electricity.
What changes solar energy to electrical energy?
Mainly the solar panels. They are designed to use solar energy
What type of energy is solar energy converted to?
Solar Energy is typically converted into electricity and stored using a battery. There are other ways of using solar power but this is the most typical format
What is energy can be used directly to heat space or it can be converted to electricity?
solar. -studyisland
What type of energy resource is solar energy?
Solar energy takes the form of radiation. Solar panels may allow this solar energy to be converted to heat or to electricity. (Electricity is not a fuel or even energy: it is a means of transferring energy).
What is the energy transformation of solar collector?
a solar collector turns light into heat, and uses that heat to create electricity.
Can solar energy be converted directly into electricity in a solar cell?
Yes.
A device that directly converted solar energy into electricity?
Solar cell
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 changes solar energy to electrical energy?
Mainly the solar panels. They are designed to use solar energy
How can electricity be derived from solar cells?
Solar cells have stored solar energy that is converted into electrical energy.
What is the chemical process for solar energy converted into electricity?
its not a chemical process
What energy can be used directly to heat space or converted to electricity.?
solar
What type of energy is solar energy converted to?
Solar Energy is typically converted into electricity and stored using a battery. There are other ways of using solar power but this is the most typical format
How can your solar energy be converted to energy?
Photovoltaic panels on the roof can harvest electricity.
During the photosynthesis solar energy is converted into what?
chemical energy
What is energy can be used directly to heat space or it can be converted to electricity?
solar. -studyisland
