How Does A Solar Energy Panel Work?
January 18, 2012 by HouseSolarEnergy.net
Filed under Solar Panel
How does a solar energy panel run? This is a typical question in solar power and solar energy management. Though we all know solar energy panels run off of the sun, as with most things, the actual answer is a lot more complicated.
Originally posted 2010-01-04 14:59:56. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
The Evolution of Solar Panels
January 2, 2012 by bob
Filed under How To Produce Solar Power For House Use – The Basic Components Of A Solar Power System
Our widespread use of Solar panels nowadays is thanks to us being able to harness the power of the photovoltaic effect. The Photovoltaic effect was invented by a nineteen year old named Alexandre-Edmond Becquerel in 1839, and is primarily the process of converting the sunlight into electricity inside special solar cells. As with many important discoveries it has been improved by others who followed; William Grylis Adams discovered the importance of selenium in the process, which can also produce also an electric current once it is exposed to light. This discovery was a great innovation in the manufacture of solar panels because it proves that solid material can change light into electricity, and while the amount of electricity that Selenium is able to produce is not enough to power a device alone, its inclusion did greatly increase their efficiency.
