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Solar electric panels are made up of silicon, the same thing that makes up sand.
When sunlight hits a solar panel, it makes electrons in the silicon move around. The electrons flow through wires that were built into the solar panel.
When the sun stops shining on the solar panel, its electrons stop moving and electricity stops flowing. electricity in the batteries can be used at night, or when the sun is behind the clouds.
· If you want to be able to use electricity at night you can attach batteries.
· Electricity from a solar panel flows into attached batteries while the sun shines, and then the stored.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 15y agoPhotovoltaic cell, or solar cell, is a thin and and often very small semiconductor device, usually made from silicon, which converts light, e.g., sunlight, into electricity.
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∙ 15y agoSunlight... light in general
lets break the word down.
Photo = light
voltaic = electricity
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∙ 15y agoa solal panel uses sun light to produce electricity but they dont come cheap!! You can buy them from D.I.Y. stores such as Homebase
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∙ 13y agoPhotovoltaic cells convert radiant energy from the sun into electricity.
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Can photovoltaic cells store energy?
no, photovoltaic cells just produce the electricity. the electrical energy produced from the cells will be stored in storage systems (Batteries)
What is the scientific name for solar panels?
photovoltaic
What do solar cells transfer sunlight directly into?
Solar cells convert sunlight directly into electricity via the photovoltaic process.
What characteristic would enable photovoltaic cells to be used more widely?
Pollution free
What is the ultimate efficiency of photovoltaic cells?
Conventional solar cells top out at converting 32% of the energy in sunlight to electricity, but reaserchers are currently working to break through the barrier.
What is photovoltaic array?
It is a group of photovoltaic modules which are linked and are made of several interconnected solar cells.
What is the definition of photovoltaic solar cells?
Photovoltaic cells are transducers that convert light to electrical potential (voltage). Solar photovoltaic cells are photovoltaic cells that are specifically designed to work with sunlight.
What is a sentence using the term photovoltaic cell?
The solar panels on my roof are made up of several rows of photovoltaic cells.
What materials solar cells are made of and how they are consteucted?
Solar cells (also known as photovoltaic cells) are made of solar cells. To be more specific, they are made of slices of a semiconductor with a metal layer.
Why are the photovoltaic cells - solar cells - used in arrays in large panels usually round rather than rectangular?
The photovoltaic cell can efficiently be made on one semiconductor wafer, and production wafers are round.
How is photovoltaic used in a sentence?
Photovoltaic cells can convert sunlight into energy.
Are photovoltaic cells bigger than solar cells?
Yes, the photovoltaic cell is bigger than the solar cell.
Photovoltaic cells are used to provide the energy for all of these except?
Photovoltaic cells are used to provide the energy for all of these except
Photovoltaic cells are used to provide energy for all of these except?
Photovoltaic cells are used to provide the energy for all of these except
Can photovoltaic cells store energy?
no, photovoltaic cells just produce the electricity. the electrical energy produced from the cells will be stored in storage systems (Batteries)
How does sun energy become electrical energy?
Through photovoltaic cells, these are made of a doped semiconductor which responds to sunlight
What types of cells make up a solar panel?
photovoltaic cells
