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What is the difference between solar energy and photovoltaic energy?
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∙ 14y ago
Solar energy is heat the sun delivers to a surface. Photovoltaic energy is electrical energy a cell or group of cells delivers, in Volts and Amperes, to a load.
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∙ 14y ago
Wiki User
∙ 9y agoSolar power means that you get energy from sunlight. Photovoltaic means, more specifically, to get electricity. (The other main option is to get heat - usually in the form of hot water.)
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How do astronauts get electricity?
From solar energy, collected from solar panels.
What crystals are used in solar batteries?
A battery is an energy storage device (among other things). A solar battery is a term that might generally be used to describe an electrical storage battery that uses solar energy to charge it up. In that case, the solar cells, those photovoltaic cells that convert the electromagnetic energy of sunlight into electrical energy, are actually semiconductor crystals. Silicon forms crystals, and if we add things to it, we can give it different properties. Semiconductors are those "solid state" devices made usually of silicon which has some other elements added to it to create the actual semiconductor crystal structure. This crystal structure, whether it is a simple transistor or a hugely complex microprocessor, is manufactured with a set of desired properties in mind. In the case of the solar cell, the semiconductor matrix is made to convert light directly into electricity to charge the battery.
Slogans on solar energy conservation?
Conserve energy today! Exist until years passed away! Save energy..and be happy!
Why did India will not use the solar energy?
Because solar panels/ cells which collect the solar energy are expensive also they are very unreliable when the sun is not out. .Payback time is expensive .time consuming .It does not produce that much power which we need. . it does not produce energy in night. . The amount of energy obtained changes depending on the climate.
Why does a metal chair feel hot in the summer?
Solar energy. the electrons are constantly moving between the atoms, giving metal the "shimmer" also why metal is such a good heat conductor.
What is the device that turns solar energy into electrical energy?
A photovoltaic cell.A photovoltaic cell.A photovoltaic cell.A photovoltaic cell.
What type of energy does a photovoltaic converts into?
Photovoltaic does not convert into energy ,it converts solar energy into direct current electricity.
What is the difference between solar energy and wind energy?
The difference between solar energy and wind energy is that solar energy comes from the sun and is in the form of waves. However they are both renewable energy resources.
What converts electrical energy?
Solar photovoltaic cell converts solar energy into electrical energy.
What can turn solar energy directly into electrical energy?
a photovoltaic cell or solar panel
How is solar energy stored for later?
Solar Energy Is Stored For Later In A Photovoltaic Cell
What device converts solar energy directly into energy?
Photovoltaic
Why does the UAE not use solar energy?
The UAE has several solar energy plants, both CSP (Concentrated Solar Power) and PV (Photovoltaic).
How can we trap solar energy?
by using solar photovoltaic (SPV) cells which traps solar energy and then converts it into electricity.
A cell that converts solar energy to electricity?
Photovoltaic
Solar energy is captured using photovoltaic?
Cells
How expensive is photovoltaic solar energy?
alot of chicken
